Question

A garden table and a bench cost $872 combined. The garden table costs $78 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

Answer 1

bench = x
garden table = x-78

Set up an equation
x + x-78 = 872

Solve for x
2x-78 = 872
2x = 950
x = 475

So, the bench itself costs $475.