Zoe paid a total of $120 for a dress, a skirt and a jumpsuit. The dress cost
15 of the total cost of the skirt and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
17 of the total cost of the dress and the skirt. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the dress.
| Dress |
Skirt |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x4 =
4 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
| 4 u |
17 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the dress, the skirt and the jumpsuit = 24 u
24 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 24 = 5
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the dress
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 5
= $35
Answer(s): $35
