Harry's shop sells jackets and skirts. A jacket is sold at $30 and a skirt is sold at
16 of the price of the jacket. On Monday, Harry sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $800.
57 of the items sold were jackets. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the skirt
=
16 x 30
= $5
| |
Sold jackets |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$30 |
$5 |
|
|
| Total value |
150 u |
10 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jackets and the skirts
= 150 u + 10 u
= 160 u
160 u = 800
1 u = 800 ÷ 160 = 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
