Zoe paid a total of $224 for a blazer, a dress and a jumpsuit. The blazer cost
17 of the total cost of the dress and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
16 of the total cost of the blazer and the dress. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the blazer.
| Blazer |
Dress |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
6x8 =
48 u |
1x8 =
8 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
| 7 u |
41 u |
8 u |
56 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blazer, the dress and the jumpsuit = 56 u
56 u = 224
1 u = 224 ÷ 56 = 4
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the blazer
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
= 15 x 4
= $60
Answer(s): $60
