Zoe paid a total of $144 for a jacket, a vest and a blazer. The jacket cost
18 of the total cost of the vest and the blazer. The blazer cost
17 of the total cost of the jacket and the vest. Find the total cost of the blazer and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Vest |
Blazer |
Total |
1x8 =
8 u |
8x8 =
64 u |
9x8 =
72 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
8x9 =
72 u |
| 8 u |
55 u |
9 u |
72 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the vest and the blazer = 72 u
72 u = 144
1 u = 144 ÷ 72 = 2
Total cost of the blazer and the jacket
= 8 u + 9 u
= 17 u
= 17 x 2
= $34
Answer(s): $34
