Answer:
$720
$360
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the cost of couch be A and that of coffee table be B
Given couch and coffee table cost $1080
That’s
A + B = $1080
Also, the cost of couch A is 2 times the cost of coffeee table B.
That’s
A = 2B
We now have two equations
A + B = 1080
A = 2B
Now ,substitute 2B for A in the first equation .
We have
A + B = 1080
2B + B = 1080
3B = 1080
Divide both sides by 3
3B/3 = 1080/3
B = 360
The coffee table cost $360
Remember A = 2B
Therefore
A = 2 x $360
A = $720
The couch cost $720 while the coffee table cost $360
