Zoe paid a total of $168 for a jacket, a vest and a blouse. The jacket cost
15 of the total cost of the vest and the blouse. The blouse cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the vest. Find the total cost of the blouse and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Vest |
Blouse |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
| 7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the vest and the blouse = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the blouse and the jacket
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
