Zoe paid a total of $189 for a dress, a jumpsuit and a shirt. The dress cost
27 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the shirt. The shirt cost
16 of the total cost of the dress and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the shirt and the dress.
| Dress |
Jumpsuit |
Shirt |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the dress, the jumpsuit and the shirt = 63 u
63 u = 189
1 u = 189 ÷ 63 = 3
Total cost of the shirt and the dress
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 3
= $69
Answer(s): $69
