What is the cost for the dryer?

Question

a washer and drier combined cost $629 , the washer cost $71 less than the dryer. What is the cost for the dryer?

Answer 1

$629 divided by 2 = $314.50. We have the washer and dryer each costing $314.50. Then we subtract the $71 less that the washer costs than the dryer and get $243.50 for the cost of the washer. We then take the total cost of $629.00 and subtract the cost of the washer $243.50 and we end up with the cost of the dryer $385.50. The dryer cost $385.50 and the washer cost $243.50.