Zoe paid a total of $135 for a jacket, a blazer and a skirt. The jacket cost
18 of the total cost of the blazer and the skirt. The skirt cost
14 of the total cost of the jacket and the blazer. Find the total cost of the skirt and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Blazer |
Skirt |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 5 u |
31 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the blazer and the skirt = 45 u
45 u = 135
1 u = 135 ÷ 45 = 3
Total cost of the skirt and the jacket
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 3
= $42
Answer(s): $42
