Zoe paid a total of $210 for a jacket, a vest and a shirt. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the vest and the shirt. The shirt cost
15 of the total cost of the jacket and the vest. Find the total cost of the shirt and the jacket.
| Jacket |
Vest |
Shirt |
Total |
1x6 =
6 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
1x7 =
7 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
| 6 u |
29 u |
7 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the jacket, the vest and the shirt = 42 u
42 u = 210
1 u = 210 ÷ 42 = 5
Total cost of the shirt and the jacket
= 6 u + 7 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 5
= $65
Answer(s): $65
