Kimberly paid a total of $175 for a jacket, a pair of socks and a pair of canvas shoes. She spent ³₅ of her money on the pair of socks. The pair of canvas shoes cost 9 times as much as the jacket. How much more did she pay for the pair of canvas shoes than the jacket?
Amount that Kimberly paid for the pair of socks
= ³₅ x 175 
= $105

Amount that Kimberly left after buying the socks
= 175 - 105
= $70

Amount that Kimberly paid for the jacket = 1 u
Amount that Kimberly paid for the canvas shoes = 9 u

Total amount spent on the jacket and the pair of canvas shoes
= 1 u + 9 u
= 10 u

10 u = 70

1 u = 70 ÷ 10 = 7

Amount that Kimberly paid more for the pair of canvas shoes than the jacket
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
= 8 x 7
= $56

Answer(s): $56