Zoe paid a total of $72 for a jacket, a coat and a blouse. The jacket cost
17 of the total cost of the coat and the blouse. The blouse cost
15 of the total cost of the jacket and the coat. Find the total cost of the blouse and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Coat |
Blouse |
Total |
1x3 =
3 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
1x4 =
4 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
| 3 u |
17 u |
4 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the coat and the blouse = 24 u
24 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 24 = 3
Total cost of the blouse and the jacket
= 3 u + 4 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 3
= $21
Answer(s): $21
