Brandon's shop sells shirts and sweaters. A shirt is sold at $63 and a sweater is sold at
67 of the price of the shirt. On Tuesday, Brandon sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $594.
35 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the sweater
=
67 x 63
= $54
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold sweaters |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$63 |
$54 |
|
|
| Total value |
189 u |
108 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the sweaters
= 189 u + 108 u
= 297 u
297 u = 594
1 u = 594 ÷ 297 = 2
Total number of items = 7 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= 4
Answer(s): 4
