Zoe paid a total of $140 for a vest, a blazer and a windbreaker. The vest cost
16 of the total cost of the blazer and the windbreaker. The windbreaker cost
14 of the total cost of the vest and the blazer. Find the total cost of the windbreaker and the vest.
| Vest |
Blazer |
Windbreaker |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
6x5 =
30 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
4x7 =
28 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
| 5 u |
23 u |
7 u |
35 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the vest, the blazer and the windbreaker = 35 u
35 u = 140
1 u = 140 ÷ 35 = 4
Total cost of the windbreaker and the vest
= 5 u + 7 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 4
= $48
Answer(s): $48
