SOLUTION: It cost three times as much to build a table as it does to build a chair. If the total cost of building one table and one chair is $336, how much does it cost to build one table?

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Question 914772: It cost three times as much to build a table as it does to build a chair. If the total cost of building one table and one chair is $336, how much does it cost to build one table?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost to build 1 chair
= the cost to build a table
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and

One table costs $252 to build
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check:


OK

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