Zoe paid a total of $48 for a coat, a vest and a blouse. The coat cost
15 of the total cost of the vest and the blouse. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the coat and the vest. Find the total cost of the blouse and the coat.
| Coat |
Vest |
Blouse |
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 coat, the vest and the blouse = 24 u
24 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 24 = 2
Total cost of the blouse and the coat
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 2
= $14
Answer(s): $14
