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?

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?

anonymous · Answer

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

uri · Answer

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