Raeann paid a total of $147 for a skirt, a pair of socks and a pair of canvas shoes. She spent ³₇ of her money on the pair of socks. The pair of canvas shoes cost 6 times as much as the skirt. How much more did she pay for the pair of canvas shoes than the skirt?
Amount that Raeann paid for the pair of socks
= ³₇ x 147 
= $63

Amount that Raeann left after buying the socks
= 147 - 63
= $84

Amount that Raeann paid for the skirt = 1 u
Amount that Raeann paid for the canvas shoes = 6 u

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

7 u = 84

1 u = 84 ÷ 7 = 12

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

Answer(s): $60