Problema Solution
A garden table and a bench cost $600 combined. The cost of the garden table is three times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench.
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let
b = the cost of the bench
t = the cost of the garden table
A garden table and a bench cost $600 combined:
b + t = 600
The cost of the garden table is three times the cost of the bench:
t = 3b
plug t = 3b into b + t = 600:
b + 3b = 600
4b = 600 divide both sides by 4
b = 600/4
b = $150
the cost of the bench is $150.