Cody's shop sells blouses and skirts. A blouse is sold at $28 and a skirt is sold at
14 of the price of the blouse. On Tuesday, Cody sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $784.
37 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the skirt
=
14 x 28
= $7
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$28 |
$7 |
|
|
| Total value |
84 u |
28 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the skirts
= 84 u + 28 u
= 112 u
112 u = 784
1 u = 784 ÷ 112 = 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
