Question

For a wedding reception, Violet rented a tent and twelve tables. The tent cost forty dollars to rent. Altogether, Violet spent two hundred twenty dollars. What is the cost of renting one table?

Answer 1

\(\large \begin{array}{rllll}
tent\\
12tables
\\\hline\\
220
\end{array}\quad tent=40\to \begin{array}{rllll}
40\\
12tables
\\\hline\\
220
\end{array}\implies 40+12tables=220\)

solve for "tables"