Japheth's shop sells vests and blouses. A vest is sold at $70 and a blouse is sold at
47 of the price of the vest. On Friday, Japheth sold
58 of the items in his shop and collected $2900.
35 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the blouse
=
47 x 70
= $40
| |
Sold vests |
Sold blouses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
3 u |
8 u |
| Value |
$70 |
$40 |
|
|
| Total value |
210 u |
80 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the blouses
= 210 u + 80 u
= 290 u
290 u = 2900
1 u = 2900 ÷ 290 = 10
Total number of items = 8 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 10
= 30
Answer(s): 30
