Zoe paid a total of $216 for a vest, a shirt and a skirt. The vest cost
27 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. The skirt cost
17 of the total cost of the vest and the shirt. Find the total cost of the skirt and the vest.
| Vest |
Shirt |
Skirt |
Total |
2x8 =
16 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
9x8 =
72 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
8x9 =
72 u |
| 16 u |
47 u |
9 u |
72 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the shirt and the skirt = 72 u
72 u = 216
1 u = 216 ÷ 72 = 3
Total cost of the skirt and the vest
= 16 u + 9 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 3
= $75
Answer(s): $75
