Fabian's shop sells dresses and sweaters. A dress is sold at $28 and a sweater is sold at
12 of the price of the dress. On Monday, Fabian sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $924.
38 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the sweater
=
12 x 28
= $14
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold sweaters |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
5 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$28 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
84 u |
70 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the sweaters
= 84 u + 70 u
= 154 u
154 u = 924
1 u = 924 ÷ 154 = 6
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 6
= 18
Answer(s): 18
