Billy's shop sells blouses and vests. A blouse is sold at $24 and a vest is sold at
13 of the price of the blouse. On Sunday, Billy sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $616.
27 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the vest
=
13 x 24
= $8
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold vests |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$24 |
$8 |
|
|
| Total value |
48 u |
40 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the vests
= 48 u + 40 u
= 88 u
88 u = 616
1 u = 616 ÷ 88 = 7
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 7
= 14
Answer(s): 14
