Zoe paid a total of $112 for a dress, a skirt and a shirt. The dress cost
16 of the total cost of the skirt and the shirt. The shirt cost
17 of the total cost of the dress and the skirt. Find the total cost of the shirt and the dress.
| Dress |
Skirt |
Shirt |
Total |
1x8 =
8 u |
6x8 =
48 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
| 8 u |
41 u |
7 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the dress, the skirt and the shirt = 56 u
56 u = 112
1 u = 112 ÷ 56 = 2
Total cost of the shirt and the dress
= 8 u + 7 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 2
= $30
Answer(s): $30
