To solve this problem we need to create an equation, where the unkown variable, x, represents the cost for the love seat. We know that the sofa costs $75 less than the love seat, therefore we have:
[tex]y=x-75[/tex]The cost for both pieces of furniture together is equal to $600. So if we add them we have:
[tex]x+y=600[/tex]We can swap the expression for y on the second equation.
[tex]\begin{gathered} x+(x-75)=600 \\ x+x-75=600 \\ 2x-75=600 \\ 2x=675 \\ x=\frac{675}{2}=337.5 \end{gathered}[/tex]Now we know that the love seat costs $337.5. We will use the first equation to find the cost of the sofa.
[tex]y=337.5-75=262.5[/tex]The sofa costs $262.5.
