Zoe paid a total of $224 for a jacket, a blazer and a dress. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the blazer and the dress. The dress cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the blazer. Find the total cost of the dress and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Blazer |
Dress |
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 blazer and the dress = 56 u
56 u = 224
1 u = 224 ÷ 56 = 4
Total cost of the dress and the jacket
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 4
= $60
Answer(s): $60
