Zoe paid a total of $120 for a vest, a dress and a windbreaker. The vest cost
15 of the total cost of the dress and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the dress. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the vest.
| Vest |
Dress |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x4 =
4 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
| 4 u |
17 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the dress and the windbreaker = 24 u
24 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 24 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the vest
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 5
= $35
Answer(s): $35
