Zoe paid a total of $168 for a vest, a coat and a blazer. The vest cost
15 of the total cost of the coat and the blazer. The blazer cost
16 of the total cost of the vest and the coat. Find the total cost of the blazer and the vest.
Vest |
Coat |
Blazer |
Total |
1x7 = 7 u |
5x7 = 35 u |
6x7 = 42 u |
6x6 = 36 u |
1x6 = 6 u |
7x6 = 42 u |
7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the coat and the blazer = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the blazer and the vest
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52