Abi sold $996 worth of shirts and blouses. She earned $68 less on the blouses than the shirts. Each blouse is sold for $10 more than each shirt. The number of blouses sold was ⁴₇ of the number of shirts sold.

1. How much did Abi earn from the sales of the shirts?
2. How many blouses were sold?

(a)
Amount that Abi earned from the sales of the shirts
= (996 + 68) ÷ 2
= 1064 ÷ 2
= $532 

(b)
Amount that Abi earned from the sales of the blouses
= 532 - 68
= $464

Number of sets of blouses sold = 4  
Number of sets of shirts sold = 7

Cost of 1 set of blouses sold
= 464 ÷ 4
= $116

Cost of 1 set of shirts sold
= 532 ÷ 7
= $76

Amount that 1 set of blouses was more than 1 set of shirts 
= 116 - 76
= $40

Number of items in 1 set
= 40 ÷ 10
= 4

Number of blouses sold
= 4 x 4
= 16

Answer(s): (a) $532 ; (b) 16