Zoe paid a total of $216 for a coat, a jumpsuit and a jacket. The coat cost
18 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the coat and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the jacket and the coat.
| Coat |
Jumpsuit |
Jacket |
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 coat, the jumpsuit and the jacket = 72 u
72 u = 216
1 u = 216 ÷ 72 = 3
Total cost of the jacket and the coat
= 8 u + 9 u
= 17 u
= 17 x 3
= $51
Answer(s): $51
