Zoe paid a total of $60 for a shirt, a skirt and a windbreaker. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the skirt and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Skirt |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
4x6 =
24 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
5x6 =
30 u |
| 5 u |
19 u |
6 u |
30 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the skirt and the windbreaker = 30 u
30 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 2
= $22
Answer(s): $22
