Zoe paid a total of $225 for a jacket, a coat and a jumpsuit. The jacket cost
27 of the total cost of the coat and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
14 of the total cost of the jacket and the coat. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Coat |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
2x5 =
10 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 10 u |
26 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the coat and the jumpsuit = 45 u
45 u = 225
1 u = 225 ÷ 45 = 5
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket
= 10 u + 9 u
= 19 u
= 19 x 5
= $95
Answer(s): $95
