Zoe paid a total of $225 for a coat, a dress and a jumpsuit. The coat cost
18 of the total cost of the dress and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
14 of the total cost of the coat and the dress. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the coat.
| Coat |
Dress |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 5 u |
31 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the coat, the dress and the jumpsuit = 45 u
45 u = 225
1 u = 225 ÷ 45 = 5
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the coat
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= $70
Answer(s): $70
