Zoe paid a total of $175 for a shirt, a dress and a windbreaker. The shirt cost
16 of the total cost of the dress and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the shirt and the dress. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Dress |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
4x7 =
28 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
| 5 u |
23 u |
7 u |
35 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the dress and the windbreaker = 35 u
35 u = 175
1 u = 175 ÷ 35 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt
= 5 u + 7 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 5
= $60
Answer(s): $60
