Zoe paid a total of $252 for a coat, a shirt and a skirt. The coat cost
27 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. The skirt cost
16 of the total cost of the coat and the shirt. Find the total cost of the skirt and the coat.
| Coat |
Shirt |
Skirt |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the coat, the shirt and the skirt = 63 u
63 u = 252
1 u = 252 ÷ 63 = 4
Total cost of the skirt and the coat
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 4
= $92
Answer(s): $92
