Zoe paid a total of $200 for a shirt, a jacket and a sweater. The shirt cost
17 of the total cost of the jacket and the sweater. The sweater cost
14 of the total cost of the shirt and the jacket. Find the total cost of the sweater and the shirt.
| Shirt |
Jacket |
Sweater |
Total |
1x5 =
5 u |
7x5 =
35 u |
8x5 =
40 u |
4x8 =
32 u |
1x8 =
8 u |
5x8 =
40 u |
| 5 u |
27 u |
8 u |
40 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the shirt, the jacket and the sweater = 40 u
40 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 40 = 5
Total cost of the sweater and the shirt
= 5 u + 8 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 5
= $65
Answer(s): $65
