Zoe paid a total of $80 for a jacket, a vest and a windbreaker. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the jacket and the vest. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Vest |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
4x8 =
32 u |
1x8 =
8 u |
5x8 =
40 u |
| 5 u |
27 u |
8 u |
40 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the vest and the windbreaker = 40 u
40 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 40 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the jacket
= 5 u + 8 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 2
= $26
Answer(s): $26
