Zoe paid a total of $60 for a dress, a windbreaker and a jacket. The dress cost
15 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the jacket. The jacket cost
14 of the total cost of the dress and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the jacket and the dress.
| Dress |
Windbreaker |
Jacket |
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 dress, the windbreaker and the jacket = 30 u
30 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2
Total cost of the jacket and the dress
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 2
= $22
Answer(s): $22
