A garden table and a bench cost $947 combined. The garden table costs $97 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

x+y = 947

x = y+97

y+97+y = 947

2y+97 = 947

2y = 947-97

2y = 850

y = 425

bench costs 425

table costs 522

Answer 2

If x is the cost of the bench, and let x + 97 be the cost of the table.

Then x + x + 97 = 947

2x = 850

x = $425 the cost of the bench, so the cost of the table is $425 + $97 = $522