Jeremy's shop sells blazers and jumpsuits. A blazer is sold at $25 and a jumpsuit is sold at
25 of the price of the blazer. On Thursday, Jeremy sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $580.
57 of the items sold were blazers. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the jumpsuit
=
25 x 25
= $10
| |
Sold blazers |
Sold jumpsuits |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$25 |
$10 |
|
|
| Total value |
125 u |
20 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blazers and the jumpsuits
= 125 u + 20 u
= 145 u
145 u = 580
1 u = 580 ÷ 145 = 4
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 4
= 12
Answer(s): 12
