SOLUTION: A table cost 4 times as much as a chair. The table and chair cost $1000 altogether. How much more did the table cost?
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Question 1149325: A table cost 4 times as much as a chair. The table and chair cost $1000 altogether. How much more did the table cost? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
If the chair costs x dollars, then the table cost 4x dollars, according to the condition.
Altogether,
x + 4x = 1000
5x = 1000
x = 1000/5 = 200 dollars.
ANSWER. The table costs 4*200 = 800 dollars.
