Zoe paid a total of $48 for a blouse, a vest and a blazer. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the blazer. The blazer cost
15 of the total cost of the blouse and the vest. Find the total cost of the blazer and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Vest |
Blazer |
Total |
1x3 =
3 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
1x4 =
4 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
| 3 u |
17 u |
4 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the vest and the blazer = 24 u
24 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 24 = 2
Total cost of the blazer and the blouse
= 3 u + 4 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 2
= $14
Answer(s): $14
