Zoe paid a total of $168 for a dress, a jumpsuit and a skirt. The dress cost
15 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the skirt. The skirt cost
16 of the total cost of the dress and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the skirt and the dress.
| Dress |
Jumpsuit |
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 dress, the jumpsuit and the skirt = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the skirt and the dress
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
