Zoe paid a total of $168 for a shirt, a windbreaker and a skirt. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the skirt. The skirt cost
16 of the total cost of the shirt and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the skirt and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Windbreaker |
Skirt |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
| 7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the windbreaker and the skirt = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the skirt and the shirt
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
