Zoe paid a total of $150 for a sweater, a skirt and a shirt. The sweater cost
15 of the total cost of the skirt and the shirt. The shirt cost
14 of the total cost of the sweater and the skirt. Find the total cost of the shirt and the sweater.
| Sweater |
Skirt |
Shirt |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
4x6 =
24 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
5x6 =
30 u |
| 5 u |
19 u |
6 u |
30 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the sweater, the skirt and the shirt = 30 u
30 u = 150
1 u = 150 ÷ 30 = 5
Total cost of the shirt and the sweater
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 5
= $55
Answer(s): $55
