SOLUTION: A garden table and a bench cost $858 combined. The garden table costs $42 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench? So far I have 858=(x-42)+x

Question 327590: A garden table and a bench cost $858 combined. The garden table costs $42 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?
So far I have 858=(x-42)+x
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost of garden table
Let = cost of bench
given:

By substitution:

and, since

The bench costs $450
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