Zoe paid a total of $90 for a blouse, a shirt and a jumpsuit. The blouse cost
18 of the total cost of the shirt and the jumpsuit. The jumpsuit cost
14 of the total cost of the blouse and the shirt. Find the total cost of the jumpsuit and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Shirt |
Jumpsuit |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
9x5 =
45 u |
4x9 =
36 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
5x9 =
45 u |
| 5 u |
31 u |
9 u |
45 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the shirt and the jumpsuit = 45 u
45 u = 90
1 u = 90 ÷ 45 = 2
Total cost of the jumpsuit and the blouse
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 2
= $28
Answer(s): $28
