Zoe paid a total of $96 for a skirt, a coat and a jumpsuit. The skirt cost
17 of the total cost of the coat and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
15 of the total cost of the skirt and the coat. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the skirt.
| Skirt |
Coat |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x3 =
3 u |
7x3 =
21 u |
8x3 =
24 u |
5x4 =
20 u |
1x4 =
4 u |
6x4 =
24 u |
| 3 u |
17 u |
4 u |
24 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the skirt, the coat and the jumpsuit = 24 u
24 u = 96
1 u = 96 ÷ 24 = 4
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the skirt
= 3 u + 4 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 4
= $28
Answer(s): $28
