Caden's shop sells vests and jackets. A vest is sold at $85 and a jacket is sold at
25 of the price of the vest. On Friday, Caden sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $1904.
25 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the jacket
=
25 x 85
= $34
| |
Sold vests |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$85 |
$34 |
|
|
| Total value |
170 u |
102 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the jackets
= 170 u + 102 u
= 272 u
272 u = 1904
1 u = 1904 ÷ 272 = 7
Total number of items = 7 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 7
= 14
Answer(s): 14
