Zoe paid a total of $216 for a sweater, a shirt and a windbreaker. The sweater cost
27 of the total cost of the shirt and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
17 of the total cost of the sweater and the shirt. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the sweater.
| Sweater |
Shirt |
Windbreaker |
Total |
2x8 =
16 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
9x8 =
72 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
8x9 =
72 u |
| 16 u |
47 u |
9 u |
72 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the sweater, the shirt and the windbreaker = 72 u
72 u = 216
1 u = 216 ÷ 72 = 3
Total cost of the windbreaker and the sweater
= 16 u + 9 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 3
= $75
Answer(s): $75
