Problema Solution
A table costs 5 times as much as a chair..for $600 a trader can buy 20 more chairs than tables..find the cost if a chair
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Let
x = the cost of one chair
5x = the cost of one table
n = the number of tables bought
(n + 20)x = 600
n*5x = 600
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n = 5
x = $24
The cost of one chair is $24.