Zoe paid a total of $168 for a blouse, a jumpsuit and a sweater. The blouse cost
16 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the sweater. The sweater cost
15 of the total cost of the blouse and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the sweater and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Jumpsuit |
Sweater |
Total |
1x6 =
6 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
| 6 u |
29 u |
7 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the jumpsuit and the sweater = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the sweater and the blouse
= 6 u + 7 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
