Harry's shop sells jumpsuits and vests. A jumpsuit is sold at $24 and a vest is sold at
58 of the price of the jumpsuit. On Friday, Harry sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $738.
27 of the items sold were jumpsuits. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the vest
=
58 x 24
= $15
| |
Sold jumpsuits |
Sold vests |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$24 |
$15 |
|
|
| Total value |
48 u |
75 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jumpsuits and the vests
= 48 u + 75 u
= 123 u
123 u = 738
1 u = 738 ÷ 123 = 6
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 6
= 12
Answer(s): 12
