Question

A garden table and a bench cost
$1000
combined. The cost of the garden table is three times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

It's 1000 for both. If the table is three times the cost of the bench then:
Table= 3/4 (three quarters)
Bench= 1/4 (One quarter)
Divide the 1000 by 4 to get one quarter, = 250
To get the price of the table multiply by three (750)
The bench is one quarter so it's 250

Answer 2

3x+x =1000
4x=1000
x=1000/4