Zoe paid a total of $70 for a jacket, a shirt and a skirt. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. The skirt cost
14 of the total cost of the jacket and the shirt. Find the total cost of the skirt and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Shirt |
Skirt |
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 jacket, the shirt and the skirt = 35 u
35 u = 70
1 u = 70 ÷ 35 = 2
Total cost of the skirt and the jacket
= 5 u + 7 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 2
= $24
Answer(s): $24
