Question

A couch and coffee table cost a total of $1156. The cost of the couch is three times the cost of the coffee table find the cost of each item.

Answer 1

The couch is 867 and the coffee table is 289

Explanation:

The question states that the couch is 3 times the cost of the coffee table. This means this includes the cost of the couch and the coffee table. So I would do 1156= x+3x, which equals 1156=4x. X is the cost of the coffee table. 3x is the cost of the couch. I'd divide 1156 by 4 and get 289. Now you take 289 and plug it in the equation, 1156=x+3x. X would equal to 289, and 3x would equal to 867.

Answer 2

The coffee table is 289 and the couch is 867.

If you need to show work

To get the answer of coffee table , 1156 gets divided 4. And then for the couch, the coffee table gets multiplied by 3.