Zoe paid a total of $105 for a skirt, a jumpsuit and a blazer. The skirt cost
16 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the blazer. The blazer cost
14 of the total cost of the skirt and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the blazer and the skirt.
| Skirt |
Jumpsuit |
Blazer |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
4x7 =
28 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
| 5 u |
23 u |
7 u |
35 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the skirt, the jumpsuit and the blazer = 35 u
35 u = 105
1 u = 105 ÷ 35 = 3
Total cost of the blazer and the skirt
= 5 u + 7 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 3
= $36
Answer(s): $36
