Zoe paid a total of $224 for a windbreaker, a shirt and a sweater. The windbreaker cost
16 of the total cost of the shirt and the sweater. The sweater cost
17 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt. Find the total cost of the sweater and the windbreaker.
| Windbreaker |
Shirt |
Sweater |
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 windbreaker, the shirt and the sweater = 56 u
56 u = 224
1 u = 224 ÷ 56 = 4
Total cost of the sweater and the windbreaker
= 8 u + 7 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 4
= $60
Answer(s): $60
