Kimberly sold $1295 worth of vests and skirts. She earned $595 less on the skirts than the vests. Each skirt is sold for $8 more than each vest. The number of skirts sold was ²₇ of the number of vests sold.

1. How much did Kimberly earn from the sales of the vests?
2. How many skirts were sold?

(a)
Amount that Kimberly earned from the sales of the vests
= (1295 + 595) ÷ 2
= 1890 ÷ 2
= $945 

(b)
Amount that Kimberly earned from the sales of the skirts
= 945 - 595
= $350

Number of sets of skirts sold = 2  
Number of sets of vests sold = 7

Cost of 1 set of skirts sold
= 350 ÷ 2
= $175

Cost of 1 set of vests sold
= 945 ÷ 7
= $135

Amount that 1 set of skirts was more than 1 set of vests 
= 175 - 135
= $40

Number of items in 1 set
= 40 ÷ 8
= 5

Number of skirts sold
= 2 x 5
= 10

Answer(s): (a) $945 ; (b) 10