Perry's shop sells vests and shirts. A vest is sold at $84 and a shirt is sold at
14 of the price of the vest. On Tuesday, Perry sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $1386.
57 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the shirt
=
14 x 84
= $21
| |
Sold vests |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$84 |
$21 |
|
|
| Total value |
420 u |
42 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the shirts
= 420 u + 42 u
= 462 u
462 u = 1386
1 u = 1386 ÷ 462 = 3
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= 9
Answer(s): 9
