Zoe paid a total of $216 for a blouse, a jacket and a shirt. The blouse cost
27 of the total cost of the jacket and the shirt. The shirt cost
17 of the total cost of the blouse and the jacket. Find the total cost of the shirt and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Jacket |
Shirt |
Total |
2x8 =
16 u |
7x8 =
56 u |
9x8 =
72 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
8x9 =
72 u |
| 16 u |
47 u |
9 u |
72 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the jacket and the shirt = 72 u
72 u = 216
1 u = 216 ÷ 72 = 3
Total cost of the shirt and the blouse
= 16 u + 9 u
= 25 u
= 25 x 3
= $75
Answer(s): $75
