Zoe paid a total of $126 for a jacket, a windbreaker and a jumpsuit. The jacket cost
27 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
16 of the total cost of the jacket and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Windbreaker |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
2x7 =
14 u |
7x7 =
49 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 14 u |
40 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the windbreaker and the jumpsuit = 63 u
63 u = 126
1 u = 126 ÷ 63 = 2
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 2
= $46
Answer(s): $46
