Zoe paid a total of $315 for a jumpsuit, a jacket and a blazer. The jumpsuit cost
27 of the total cost of the jacket and the blazer. The blazer cost
16 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket. Find the total cost of the blazer and the jumpsuit.
| Jumpsuit |
Jacket |
Blazer |
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 jumpsuit, the jacket and the blazer = 63 u
63 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 63 = 5
Total cost of the blazer and the jumpsuit
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 5
= $115
Answer(s): $115
