Caden's shop sells jackets and blazers. A jacket is sold at $80 and a blazer is sold at
14 of the price of the jacket. On Tuesday, Caden sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $1900.
47 of the items sold were jackets. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the blazer
=
14 x 80
= $20
| |
Sold jackets |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
4 u |
3 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$80 |
$20 |
|
|
| Total value |
320 u |
60 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jackets and the blazers
= 320 u + 60 u
= 380 u
380 u = 1900
1 u = 1900 ÷ 380 = 5
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 5
= 15
Answer(s): 15
