Zoe paid a total of $216 for a sweater, a jumpsuit and a blouse. The sweater cost
27 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the blouse. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the sweater and the jumpsuit. Find the total cost of the blouse and the sweater.
| Sweater |
Jumpsuit |
Blouse |
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 sweater, the jumpsuit and the blouse = 72 u
72 u = 216
1 u = 216 ÷ 72 = 3
Total cost of the blouse and the sweater
= 16 u + 9 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 3
= $75
Answer(s): $75
