Zoe paid a total of $84 for a vest, a coat and a windbreaker. The vest cost
16 of the total cost of the coat and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
15 of the total cost of the vest and the coat. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the vest.
| Vest |
Coat |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x6 =
6 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
| 6 u |
29 u |
7 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the coat and the windbreaker = 42 u
42 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 42 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the vest
= 6 u + 7 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 2
= $26
Answer(s): $26
