Zoe paid a total of $200 for a dress, a shirt and a windbreaker. The dress cost
17 of the total cost of the shirt and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the dress and the shirt. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the dress.
| Dress |
Shirt |
Windbreaker |
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 dress, the shirt and the windbreaker = 40 u
40 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 40 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the dress
= 5 u + 8 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 5
= $65
Answer(s): $65
