Zoe paid a total of $252 for a shirt, a skirt and a jacket. The shirt cost
18 of the total cost of the skirt and the jacket. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the shirt and the skirt. Find the total cost of the jacket and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Skirt |
Jacket |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
8x7 =
56 u |
9x7 =
63 u |
6x9 =
54 u |
1x9 =
9 u |
7x9 =
63 u |
| 7 u |
47 u |
9 u |
63 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the skirt and the jacket = 63 u
63 u = 252
1 u = 252 ÷ 63 = 4
Total cost of the jacket and the shirt
= 7 u + 9 u
= 16 u
= 16 x 4
= $64
Answer(s): $64
