Zoe paid a total of $48 for a jumpsuit, a jacket and a windbreaker. The jumpsuit cost
17 of the total cost of the jacket and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
15 of the total cost of the jumpsuit and the jacket. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the jumpsuit.
| Jumpsuit |
Jacket |
Windbreaker |
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 jumpsuit, the jacket and the windbreaker = 24 u
24 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 24 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the jumpsuit
= 3 u + 4 u
= 7 u
= 7 x 2
= $14
Answer(s): $14
