Zoe paid a total of $84 for a coat, a windbreaker and a shirt. The coat cost
15 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the shirt. The shirt cost
16 of the total cost of the coat and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the shirt and the coat.
| Coat |
Windbreaker |
Shirt |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
| 7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the coat, the windbreaker and the shirt = 42 u
42 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 42 = 2
Total cost of the shirt and the coat
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 2
= $26
Answer(s): $26
