Question

Sam's Furniture Store places the following advertisement in the local

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The system of equations is given as follows;

S + L = $1,300................(1)

S + 2·C = $1,400............(2)

S + L + C = $1,600.........(3)

Where;

S = The cost of a sofa

L = The cost of a love sea

C = The cost of a single chair

2. The cost of a love sea, L is $500

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The given information are;

The price of sofa and love sea = $1,300

The price of sofa and two chairs = $1,400

The price of sofa, love sea, and one chair = $1,600

Let the cost of a sofa = S

Let the cost of a love sea = L

Let the cost of a chair = C

Therefore, we have;

S + L = $1,300................(1)

S + 2·C = $1,400............(2)

S + L + C = $1,600.........(3)

2. From equation (1), we have;

L = $1,300 - S

Similarly, from equation (2),we have;

C = ($1,400 - S)/2

Substituting the values of L and C in equation (3), we have;

S + $1,300 - S + ($1,400 - S)/2 = $1,600

Which gives;

($1,400 - S)/2 = $1,600 - $1,300 = $300

$1,400 - S = 2 × $300 = $600

$1,400  = $600 + S

$600 + S = $1,400

S = $1,400 - $600 = $800

S = $800

The cost of a love seat, L, is given from the relation L = $1,300 - S, above, which gives;

L = $1,300 - $800 = $500

The cost of a love sea, L is $500 .