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.