document.write( "Question 757608: A sofa and a love seat cost $444. The sofa costs double the love seat. How much do they each cost \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #461021 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let cost of love seat = $\"+a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Let cost of sofa = $\"+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+444+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+2a+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "By substitution:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+2a+=+444+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3a+=+444+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+148+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+2a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+=+296+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The love seat costs $148
\n" ); document.write( "The sofa costs $296
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