Zoe paid a total of $150 for a sweater, a skirt and a windbreaker. The sweater cost
15 of the total cost of the skirt and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the sweater and the skirt. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the sweater.
| Sweater |
Skirt |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
5x5 =
25 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
4x6 =
24 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
5x6 =
30 u |
| 5 u |
19 u |
6 u |
30 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the sweater, the skirt and the windbreaker = 30 u
30 u = 150
1 u = 150 ÷ 30 = 5
Total cost of the windbreaker and the sweater
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 5
= $55
Answer(s): $55
