Rael's shop sells skirts and jumpsuits. A skirt is sold at $42 and a jumpsuit is sold at
17 of the price of the skirt. On Monday, Rael sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $612.
25 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the jumpsuit
=
17 x 42
= $6
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold jumpsuits |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$42 |
$6 |
|
|
| Total value |
84 u |
18 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the jumpsuits
= 84 u + 18 u
= 102 u
102 u = 612
1 u = 612 ÷ 102 = 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
