Zoe paid a total of $150 for a shirt, a windbreaker and a blouse. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the blouse. The blouse cost
14 of the total cost of the shirt and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the blouse and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Windbreaker |
Blouse |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
4x6 =
24 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
5x6 =
30 u |
| 5 u |
19 u |
6 u |
30 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the windbreaker and the blouse = 30 u
30 u = 150
1 u = 150 ÷ 30 = 5
Total cost of the blouse and the shirt
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 5
= $55
Answer(s): $55
