Asher's shop sells blouses and dresses. A blouse is sold at $51 and a dress is sold at
23 of the price of the blouse. On Saturday, Asher sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $1326.
35 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the dress
=
23 x 51
= $34
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$51 |
$34 |
|
|
| Total value |
153 u |
68 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the dresses
= 153 u + 68 u
= 221 u
221 u = 1326
1 u = 1326 ÷ 221 = 6
Total number of items = 7 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 6
= 12
Answer(s): 12
