SOLUTION: A garden table and a bench cost 450 combined. The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

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Question 842171: A garden table and a bench cost 450 combined. The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the bench. What is the cost of the bench?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

A garden table and a bench cost  450 combined. 

The cost of the garden table is two times the cost of the benchhighlight_green%28x%29 . 

  2x + x = 450

     3x = 450

      x = 150, the cost of the bench