Question

Mr. Thomas bought a bed for $1548 and three armchairs the bed cost four times as much as one armchair how much did Mr. Thomas spend altogether

Answer 1

x for armchair
4 x for bed
bed cost = 1548
so x = 1548/4 = 387
total = 1548 + 3 * 387

Answer 2

(3/4 * 1548) + 1548 = ?