Zoe paid a total of $168 for a skirt, a shirt and a jumpsuit. The skirt cost
15 of the total cost of the shirt and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
16 of the total cost of the skirt and the shirt. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the skirt.
| Skirt |
Shirt |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
| 7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the skirt, the shirt and the jumpsuit = 42 u
42 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 42 = 4
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the skirt
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 4
= $52
Answer(s): $52
