Question

The total cost of both a chair and a table is 2800. If the cost of the chair is 40% less than the price of the table, tell the cost of the chair?

Answer 1

let the cost of table be x
then, the cost of table = x- 40%of x =60x/100
a/q
x+ 60x/100= 2800
160x= 2800×100
x= 2800×100/160=1750
so cost of chair = 2800-1750=1050