Zoe paid a total of $84 for a jacket, a windbreaker and a blouse. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the blouse. The blouse cost
15 of the total cost of the jacket and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the blouse and the jacket.
Jacket |
Windbreaker |
Blouse |
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 jacket, the windbreaker and the blouse = 42 u
42 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 42 = 2
Total cost of the blouse and the jacket
= 6 u + 7 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 2
= $26
Answer(s): $26