Zoe paid a total of $160 for a blazer, a jacket and a shirt. The blazer cost
17 of the total cost of the jacket and the shirt. The shirt cost
14 of the total cost of the blazer and the jacket. Find the total cost of the shirt and the blazer.
| Blazer |
Jacket |
Shirt |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
4x8 =
32 u |
1x8 =
8 u |
5x8 =
40 u |
| 5 u |
27 u |
8 u |
40 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blazer, the jacket and the shirt = 40 u
40 u = 160
1 u = 160 ÷ 40 = 4
Total cost of the shirt and the blazer
= 5 u + 8 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
