Question

You purchase a television anda blu-ray palter together for $1,759. The blue-ray player, by itself, cost $469. How much did the television cost?

Answer 1

Both together cost $1759.
That means that sum of the two prices is $1759.
The operation that is the opposite of addition is subtraction.
We subtract $469 from $1759 to find the price of the televition.

$1759 - $469 =

     1759
  -    469
-----------
     1290

$1759 - $469 = $1290

Answer: The price of the television is $1290.

Answer 2

1759 minus 469 equals 1290

The tv costs $1290