Respuesta :
the cost of the bench is 350
Explanation
Step 1
let
x represents the cost of the garden table
y represents the cost of the bench
so
a)a garden table and a bench cost $613 combined.
[tex]x+y=613\rightarrow equation\text{ (1)}[/tex]b)the garden table cost $87 less then the bench,( in other words, you have to add 87 to the price of the garden table to obtain the cost of the bech)
[tex]\begin{gathered} x+87=y\rightarrow Equation(2) \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 2
solve the equations
a)isolate x in equaiton (1) and replace in equation (2)
[tex]\begin{gathered} x+y=613\rightarrow equation\text{ (1)} \\ \text{subtrac y in both sides} \\ x+y-y=613-y \\ x=613-y \end{gathered}[/tex]now, replace in equation (2)
[tex]\begin{gathered} x+87=y\rightarrow Equation(2) \\ (613-y)+87=y\rightarrow Equation(2) \\ 700-y=y \\ \text{add y in both sides} \\ 700-y+y=y+y \\ 700=2y \\ \text{divide both sides by 2} \\ \frac{700}{2}=\frac{2y}{2} \\ 350=y \end{gathered}[/tex]it means, the cost of the bench is 350
