Zoe paid a total of $315 for a windbreaker, a dress and a blouse. The windbreaker cost
27 of the total cost of the dress and the blouse. The blouse cost
16 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the dress. Find the total cost of the blouse and the windbreaker.
| Windbreaker |
Dress |
Blouse |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the windbreaker, the dress and the blouse = 63 u
63 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 63 = 5
Total cost of the blouse and the windbreaker
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 5
= $115
Answer(s): $115
