A garden table and a bench cost $1025 combined. The garden table costs $75 more than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Respuesta :

g=garden table
b=bench

g+b=1025
g=75+b
subsitute
75+b+b=1025
75+2b=1025
minus 75 both sies
2b=950
divide both sides by 2
b=475

the bench costs $475