Zoe paid a total of $120 for a blazer, a jumpsuit and a windbreaker. The blazer cost
15 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
17 of the total cost of the blazer and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer.
| Blazer |
Jumpsuit |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x4 =
4 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
| 4 u |
17 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blazer, the jumpsuit and the windbreaker = 24 u
24 u = 120
1 u = 120 ÷ 24 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the blazer
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 5
= $35
Answer(s): $35
