Ryan's shop sells blazers and dresses. A blazer is sold at $70 and a dress is sold at
15 of the price of the blazer. On Sunday, Ryan sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $1862.
37 of the items sold were blazers. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the dress
=
15 x 70
= $14
| |
Sold blazers |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$70 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
210 u |
56 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blazers and the dresses
= 210 u + 56 u
= 266 u
266 u = 1862
1 u = 1862 ÷ 266 = 7
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 7
= 28
Answer(s): 28
