Bobby's shop sells jumpsuits and vests. A jumpsuit is sold at $28 and a vest is sold at
12 of the price of the jumpsuit. On Saturday, Bobby sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $1274.
58 of the items sold were jumpsuits. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the vest
=
12 x 28
= $14
| |
Sold jumpsuits |
Sold vests |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
3 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$28 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
140 u |
42 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jumpsuits and the vests
= 140 u + 42 u
= 182 u
182 u = 1274
1 u = 1274 ÷ 182 = 7
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 7
= 21
Answer(s): 21
