SOLUTION: A TV set costs �100 more than a DVD player. If the two of them cost a total of �654, find the cost of the TV set.

Question 1011335: A TV set costs �100 more than a DVD player. If the two of them cost a total of �654, find the cost of the TV set.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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T=cost of TV.
D=cost of DVD player=T-�100
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T+D=�654
T+(T-�100)=�654
2T-�100=�654
2T=�754
T=�377
ANSWER: The TV set costs �377
.
CHECK:
D=T-�100=�377-�100=�277
The DVD costs �277
.
T+D=�654
�377+�277=�654
�654=�654
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