Will's shop sells dresses and windbreakers. A dress is sold at $64 and a windbreaker is sold at
34 of the price of the dress. On Saturday, Will sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $1728.
35 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the windbreaker
=
34 x 64
= $48
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold windbreakers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$64 |
$48 |
|
|
| Total value |
192 u |
96 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the windbreakers
= 192 u + 96 u
= 288 u
288 u = 1728
1 u = 1728 ÷ 288 = 6
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 6
= 24
Answer(s): 24
