Zoe paid a total of $315 for a jacket, a coat and a sweater. The jacket cost
27 of the total cost of the coat and the sweater. The sweater cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the coat. Find the total cost of the sweater and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Coat |
Sweater |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the coat and the sweater = 63 u
63 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 63 = 5
Total cost of the sweater and the jacket
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 5
= $115
Answer(s): $115
