Zoe paid a total of $72 for a dress, a jumpsuit and a blouse. The dress cost
15 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the blouse. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the dress and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the blouse and the dress.
| Dress |
Jumpsuit |
Blouse |
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 jumpsuit and the blouse = 24 u
24 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 24 = 3
Total cost of the blouse and the dress
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 3
= $21
Answer(s): $21
