For every good windbreaker that Archie sold, Archie earned $14. He sold defective windbreakers at a discount, which would cause him to lose $2 per defective windbreaker. In June, for every 29 windbreakers sold, 12 were defective. Archie earned $1498 from the windbreakers sold.

1. How many more windbreakers sold were good than defective?
2. How much less money did he earn because of the defective windbreakers?

	Good	Defective	Total
Number	17 u	12 u
Value	+ 14	- 2
Total Value	238 u	- 24 u	$1498

(a)
Amount that Archie earned 
= 238 u - 24 u
= 214 u

214 u = 1498

1 u = 1498 ÷ 214 = 7

Number of more windbreakers sold that were good than defective
= 17 u - 12 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 7
= 35

(b)
Number of defective windbreakers
= 12 u
= 12 x 7
= 84

Less amount earned for one defective jacket
= 14 + 2
= $16

Less amount earned because of all the defective windbreakers
= 84 x 16
= $1344

Answer(s): (a) 35; (b) $1344