Riordan's shop sells windbreakers and coats. A windbreaker is sold at $65 and a coat is sold at
45 of the price of the windbreaker. On Saturday, Riordan sold
58 of the items in his shop and collected $598.
35 of the items sold were windbreakers. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the coat
=
45 x 65
= $52
| |
Sold windbreakers |
Sold coats |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
3 u |
8 u |
| Value |
$65 |
$52 |
|
|
| Total value |
195 u |
104 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the windbreakers and the coats
= 195 u + 104 u
= 299 u
299 u = 598
1 u = 598 ÷ 299 = 2
Total number of items = 8 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 2
= 6
Answer(s): 6
