Zoe paid a total of $210 for a vest, a blouse and a shirt. The vest cost
16 of the total cost of the blouse and the shirt. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the vest and the blouse. Find the total cost of the shirt and the vest.
| Vest |
Blouse |
Shirt |
Total |
1x6 =
6 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
| 6 u |
29 u |
7 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the blouse and the shirt = 42 u
42 u = 210
1 u = 210 ÷ 42 = 5
Total cost of the shirt and the vest
= 6 u + 7 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 5
= $65
Answer(s): $65
