Zoe paid a total of $112 for a sweater, a blazer and a dress. The sweater cost
16 of the total cost of the blazer and the dress. The dress cost
17 of the total cost of the sweater and the blazer. Find the total cost of the dress and the sweater.
| Sweater |
Blazer |
Dress |
Total |
1x8 =
8 u |
6x8 =
48 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
| 8 u |
41 u |
7 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the sweater, the blazer and the dress = 56 u
56 u = 112
1 u = 112 ÷ 56 = 2
Total cost of the dress and the sweater
= 8 u + 7 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 2
= $30
Answer(s): $30
