document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=217279>Question 217279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden table and a bench cost $600  combined. The price of the garden table is three times the price of the bench. What is the cost of the bench? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163833 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><B>chibisan(131)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chibisan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163833\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the cost of the garden table be x and the bench be y so ,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 600 -(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3y -(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve simultaneously , so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "sub x=3y to eq (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3y) + y = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 150 (the bench price) .<BR>\n" );
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