Mrs. Thomas bought a bed for $1,548 and three armchairs. The bed cost 4 times as much as one armchair. How much did Mrs. Tomas spend together?

Answer 1

Let the cost of one armchair be x.

Then the cost of the bed is 4x.

Mrs. Thomas spent $1,548 on the bed and $3x on the three armchairs.

Therefore, the total amount spent is:
$1,548 + 3x = $1,548 + 3(4x) = $1,548 + 12x

Since the total amount spent is equal to the sum of the cost of the bed and armchairs, we can set this equation equal to the total amount spent:
$1,548 + 12x = $1,548

Therefore, the total amount spent by Mrs. Thomas is $1,548.