Ivory paid a total of $196 for a shirt, a pair of socks and a pair of canvas shoes. She spent ⁴₇ of her money on the pair of socks. The pair of canvas shoes cost 6 times as much as the shirt. How much more did she pay for the pair of canvas shoes than the shirt?
Amount that Ivory paid for the pair of socks
= ⁴₇ x 196 
= $112

Amount that Ivory left after buying the socks
= 196 - 112
= $84

Amount that Ivory paid for the shirt = 1 u
Amount that Ivory paid for the canvas shoes = 6 u

Total amount spent on the shirt and the pair of canvas shoes
= 1 u + 6 u
= 7 u

7 u = 84

1 u = 84 ÷ 7 = 12

Amount that Ivory paid more for the pair of canvas shoes than the shirt
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 12
= $60

Answer(s): $60