Zoe paid a total of $135 for a jacket, a jumpsuit and a dress. The jacket cost
18 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the dress. The dress cost
14 of the total cost of the jacket and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the dress and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Jumpsuit |
Dress |
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 jacket, the jumpsuit and the dress = 45 u
45 u = 135
1 u = 135 ÷ 45 = 3
Total cost of the dress and the jacket
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 3
= $42
Answer(s): $42
