Vanessa paid a total of $126 for a jacket, a pair of socks and a pair of sandals. She spent ⁵₉ of her money on the pair of socks. The pair of sandals cost 3 times as much as the jacket. How much more did she pay for the pair of sandals than the jacket?
Amount that Vanessa paid for the pair of socks
= ⁵₉ x 126 
= $70

Amount that Vanessa left after buying the socks
= 126 - 70
= $56

Amount that Vanessa paid for the jacket = 1 u
Amount that Vanessa paid for the sandals = 3 u

Total amount spent on the jacket and the pair of sandals
= 1 u + 3 u
= 4 u

4 u = 56

1 u = 56 ÷ 4 = 14

Amount that Vanessa paid more for the pair of sandals than the jacket
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 14
= $28

Answer(s): $28