Zoe paid a total of $126 for a skirt, a jacket and a windbreaker. The skirt cost
27 of the total cost of the jacket and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
16 of the total cost of the skirt and the jacket. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the skirt.
| Skirt |
Jacket |
Windbreaker |
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 skirt, the jacket and the windbreaker = 63 u
63 u = 126
1 u = 126 ÷ 63 = 2
Total cost of the windbreaker and the skirt
= 14 u + 9 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 2
= $46
Answer(s): $46
