Zoe paid a total of $225 for a windbreaker, a coat and a jumpsuit. The windbreaker cost
18 of the total cost of the coat and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
14 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the coat. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the windbreaker.
| Windbreaker |
Coat |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 5 u |
31 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the windbreaker, the coat and the jumpsuit = 45 u
45 u = 225
1 u = 225 ÷ 45 = 5
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the windbreaker
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 5
= $70
Answer(s): $70
