Dylan's shop sells blouses and vests. A blouse is sold at $56 and a vest is sold at
14 of the price of the blouse. On Thursday, Dylan sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $2464.
37 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the vest
=
14 x 56
= $14
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold vests |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$56 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
168 u |
56 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the vests
= 168 u + 56 u
= 224 u
224 u = 2464
1 u = 2464 ÷ 224 = 11
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 11
= 33
Answer(s): 33
