Luke's shop sells vests and jackets. A vest is sold at $70 and a jacket is sold at
15 of the price of the vest. On Friday, Luke sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $1680.
27 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the jacket
=
15 x 70
= $14
| |
Sold vests |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$70 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
140 u |
70 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the jackets
= 140 u + 70 u
= 210 u
210 u = 1680
1 u = 1680 ÷ 210 = 8
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 8
= 16
Answer(s): 16
