Question

A garden table and a bench cost $750 combined. The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Let

t = cost of garden table
b = cost of bench

The two combined are $750, so

t + b = 750

The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the bench, so

t = 2b

Answer 3

t + b = 750

2b + b = 750 ... plug in t = 2b

3b = 750

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