a Garden table and a bench cost $1030 combined.The garden table cost $80 more than the bench what is the bench?

Answer 1

Hi Joneika,

Let's use the variable b to represent the cost of the bench.

We can write the following expression to represent the cost of the garden table: b + 80

Then since the total for both is $1030, we can write and solve the following equation to determine the cost of the bench:

bench + garden table = $1030

b + b + 80 = 1030

Now combine like terms and use inverse operations to solve:

b + b + 80 = 1030

2b + 80 = 1030

2b - 80 = 1030 - 80

2b = 950

b/2 = 950/ 2

b = 475

The cost of the bench is $475

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