A washer and dryer cost $793 combined, the washer costs $93 more than the dryer. What is the cost of the dryer?
The dryer costs x.
The washer costs $93 more than the dryer, so it costs x+93.
The washer and the dryer cost $793 altogether.
\(x+x+93=793 \\
2x=793-93 \\
2x=700 \\
x=\frac{700}{2} \\
x=350\)
The cost of the dryer is $350.
let x= dryer
x+93= washer
x+ x+93=793
combine like terms
2x+93= 793
subtract 93 from both sides
2x=700
divide by 2
x= 350
the dryer cost $350
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