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A garden table and a bench cost $977 combined. The garden

A garden table and a bench cost $977 combined. The garden table costs $77 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Let the garden table cost be g and the bench cost be b. We're given

  • b + g = 977
  • g = b + 77 <-- The phrase more than means we add
  • Substitute (2) into (1):
    b + (b + 77) = 977

    Combine like terms:
    2b + 77 = 977

    Typing this equation into our search engine, we get:
    b = $450

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    Artie Phelan

    Update: 2024-05-26