Zoe paid a total of $280 for a jacket, a vest and a coat. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the coat. The coat cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the vest. Find the total cost of the coat and the jacket.
Jacket |
Vest |
Coat |
Total |
1x7 = 7 u |
7x7 = 49 u |
8x7 = 56 u |
6x8 = 48 u |
1x8 = 8 u |
7x8 = 56 u |
7 u |
41 u |
8 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the vest and the coat = 56 u
56 u = 280
1 u = 280 ÷ 56 = 5
Total cost of the coat and the jacket
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 5
= $75
Answer(s): $75