Zoe paid a total of $225 for a skirt, a jacket and a shirt. The skirt cost
18 of the total cost of the jacket and the shirt. The shirt cost
14 of the total cost of the skirt and the jacket. Find the total cost of the shirt and the skirt.
| Skirt |
Jacket |
Shirt |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 5 u |
31 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the skirt, the jacket and the shirt = 45 u
45 u = 225
1 u = 225 ÷ 45 = 5
Total cost of the shirt and the skirt
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= $70
Answer(s): $70
