Zoe paid a total of $189 for a coat, a jacket and a jumpsuit. The coat cost
18 of the total cost of the jacket and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
16 of the total cost of the coat and the jacket. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the coat.
| Coat |
Jacket |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 7 u |
47 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the coat, the jacket and the jumpsuit = 63 u
63 u = 189
1 u = 189 ÷ 63 = 3
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the coat
= 7 u + 9 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 3
= $48
Answer(s): $48
