Daniel's shop sells coats and blouses. A coat is sold at $66 and a blouse is sold at
13 of the price of the coat. On Tuesday, Daniel sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $968.
35 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the blouse
=
13 x 66
= $22
| |
Sold coats |
Sold blouses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$66 |
$22 |
|
|
| Total value |
198 u |
44 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the blouses
= 198 u + 44 u
= 242 u
242 u = 968
1 u = 968 ÷ 242 = 4
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 4
= 16
Answer(s): 16
