Zoe paid a total of $360 for a windbreaker, a sweater and a blouse. The windbreaker cost
27 of the total cost of the sweater and the blouse. The blouse cost
17 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the sweater. Find the total cost of the blouse and the windbreaker.
| Windbreaker |
Sweater |
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 windbreaker, the sweater and the blouse = 72 u
72 u = 360
1 u = 360 ÷ 72 = 5
Total cost of the blouse and the windbreaker
= 16 u + 9 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 5
= $125
Answer(s): $125
