Zoe paid a total of $168 for a jacket, a blazer and a shirt. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the blazer and the shirt. The shirt cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the blazer. Find the total cost of the shirt and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Blazer |
Shirt |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
6x8 =
48 u |
1x8 =
8 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
| 7 u |
41 u |
8 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the blazer and the shirt = 56 u
56 u = 168
1 u = 168 ÷ 56 = 3
Total cost of the shirt and the jacket
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 3
= $45
Answer(s): $45
