A garden table and a bench cost $1025 combined. The garden table costs $75 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

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9 October, 00:37

A garden table and a bench cost $1025 combined. The garden table costs $75 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

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Wyatt · Answer 1

G=garden table

b=bench

g+b=1025

g=75+b

subsitute

75+b+b=1025

75+2b=1025

minus 75 both sies

2b=950

divide both sides by 2

b=475

the bench costs $475