Zoe paid a total of $48 for a blouse, a shirt and a skirt. The blouse cost
15 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. The skirt cost
17 of the total cost of the blouse and the shirt. Find the total cost of the skirt and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Shirt |
Skirt |
Total |
1x4 =
4 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
| 4 u |
17 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the shirt and the skirt = 24 u
24 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 24 = 2
Total cost of the skirt and the blouse
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 2
= $14
Answer(s): $14
