Zoe paid a total of $315 for a windbreaker, a coat and a blazer. The windbreaker cost
27 of the total cost of the coat and the blazer. The blazer cost
16 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the coat. Find the total cost of the blazer and the windbreaker.
| Windbreaker |
Coat |
Blazer |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the windbreaker, the coat and the blazer = 63 u
63 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 63 = 5
Total cost of the blazer and the windbreaker
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 5
= $115
Answer(s): $115
