Elyse sold $1584 worth of jumpsuits and blouses. She earned $432 less on the blouses than the jumpsuits. Each blouse is sold for $12 more than each jumpsuit. The number of blouses sold was ²₇ of the number of jumpsuits sold.

1. How much did Elyse earn from the sales of the jumpsuits?
2. How many jumpsuits were sold?

(a)
Amount that Elyse earned from the sales of the jumpsuits
= (1584 + 432) ÷ 2
= 2016 ÷ 2
= $1008 

(b)
Amount that Elyse earned from the sales of the blouses
= 1008 - 432
= $576

Number of sets of blouses sold = 2  
Number of sets of jumpsuits sold = 7

Cost of 1 set of blouses sold
= 576 ÷ 2
= $288

Cost of 1 set of jumpsuits sold
= 1008 ÷ 7
= $144

Amount that 1 set of blouses was more than 1 set of jumpsuits 
= 288 - 144
= $144

Number of items in 1 set
= 144 ÷ 12
= 12

Number of jumpsuits sold
= 7 x 12
= 84

Answer(s): (a) $1008 ; (b) 84