Mrs Long bought an equal number of blouses and jackets. Each blouse cost $21 and each jacket cost $10. Mrs Long paid $50 for the jackets. What was the total amount of money spent?
| |
Blouses |
Jackets |
Total |
| Number |
1 u |
1 u |
2 u |
| Value |
$21 |
$10 |
|
| Total value |
21 u |
10 u |
31 u |
Number of blouses = 1 u
Number of jackets = 1 u
Total cost of blouses = 1 u x 21 = 21 u
Total cost of jackets = 1 u x 10 = 10 u
10 u = 50
1 u = 50 ÷ 10 = 5
Total cost of blouses and jackets
= 21 u + 10 u
= 31 u
= 31 x 5
= $155
Answer(s): $155
