Zoe paid a total of $175 for a blazer, a vest and a windbreaker. The blazer cost
16 of the total cost of the vest and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the blazer and the vest. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer.
| Blazer |
Vest |
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 blazer, the vest and the windbreaker = 35 u
35 u = 175
1 u = 175 ÷ 35 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer
= 5 u + 7 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 5
= $60
Answer(s): $60
