Ben's shop sells windbreakers and jackets. A windbreaker is sold at $44 and a jacket is sold at
12 of the price of the windbreaker. On Saturday, Ben sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $2178.
27 of the items sold were windbreakers. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the jacket
=
12 x 44
= $22
| |
Sold windbreakers |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$44 |
$22 |
|
|
| Total value |
88 u |
110 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the windbreakers and the jackets
= 88 u + 110 u
= 198 u
198 u = 2178
1 u = 2178 ÷ 198 = 11
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 11
= 44
Answer(s): 44
