Zoe paid a total of $224 for a vest, a dress and a blouse. The vest cost
16 of the total cost of the dress and the blouse. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the dress. Find the total cost of the blouse and the vest.
Vest |
Dress |
Blouse |
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 vest, the dress and the blouse = 56 u
56 u = 224
1 u = 224 ÷ 56 = 4
Total cost of the blouse and the vest
= 8 u + 7 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 4
= $60
Answer(s): $60