Mrs Yap bought an equal number of blazers and shirts. Each blazer cost $14 and each shirt cost $8. Mrs Yap paid $32 for the shirts. What was the total amount of money spent?
| |
Blazers |
Shirts |
Total |
| Number |
1 u |
1 u |
2 u |
| Value |
$14 |
$8 |
|
| Total value |
14 u |
8 u |
22 u |
Number of blazers = 1 u
Number of shirts = 1 u
Total cost of blazers = 1 u x 14 = 14 u
Total cost of shirts = 1 u x 8 = 8 u
8 u = 32
1 u = 32 ÷ 8 = 4
Total cost of blazers and shirts
= 14 u + 8 u
= 22 u
= 22 x 4
= $88
Answer(s): $88
