Zoe paid a total of $72 for a jumpsuit, a jacket and a shirt. The jumpsuit cost
27 of the total cost of the jacket and the shirt. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket. Find the total cost of the shirt and the jumpsuit.
| Jumpsuit |
Jacket |
Shirt |
Total |
2x2 =
4 u |
7x2 =
14 u |
9x2 =
18 u |
5x3 =
15 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
6x3 =
18 u |
| 4 u |
11 u |
3 u |
18 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jumpsuit, the jacket and the shirt = 18 u
18 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 18 = 4
Total cost of the shirt and the jumpsuit
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 4
= $28
Answer(s): $28
