Zoe paid a total of $126 for a shirt, a windbreaker and a jacket. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the windbreaker and the jacket. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the shirt and the windbreaker. Find the total cost of the jacket and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Windbreaker |
Jacket |
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 shirt, the windbreaker and the jacket = 42 u
42 u = 126
1 u = 126 ÷ 42 = 3
Total cost of the jacket and the shirt
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 3
= $39
Answer(s): $39
