A garden table and a bench cost $577 combined. The garden table costs $73 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Question

Bench cost 577 and the table cost 73 less than the bench what the cost of the bench

Answer 1

Let x = the cost of the bench

Let x - 73 = the cost of the table

x + x - 73 = 577

2x = 504

x = $252