Mrs Lim bought an equal number of dresses and jackets. Each dress cost $18 and each jacket cost $10. Mrs Lim paid $80 for the jackets. What was the total amount of money spent?
| |
Dresses |
Jackets |
Total |
| Number |
1 u |
1 u |
2 u |
| Value |
$18 |
$10 |
|
| Total value |
18 u |
10 u |
28 u |
Number of dresses = 1 u
Number of jackets = 1 u
Total cost of dresses = 1 u x 18 = 18 u
Total cost of jackets = 1 u x 10 = 10 u
10 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 10 = 8
Total cost of dresses and jackets
= 18 u + 10 u
= 28 u
= 28 x 8
= $224
Answer(s): $224
