Zoe paid a total of $112 for a blouse, a coat and a blazer. The blouse cost
16 of the total cost of the coat and the blazer. The blazer cost
17 of the total cost of the blouse and the coat. Find the total cost of the blazer and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Coat |
Blazer |
Total |
1x8 =
8 u |
6x8 =
48 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
| 8 u |
41 u |
7 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the coat and the blazer = 56 u
56 u = 112
1 u = 112 ÷ 56 = 2
Total cost of the blazer and the blouse
= 8 u + 7 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 2
= $30
Answer(s): $30
