Ken's shop sells vests and blazers. A vest is sold at $90 and a blazer is sold at
13 of the price of the vest. On Saturday, Ken sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $2970.
27 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the blazer
=
13 x 90
= $30
| |
Sold vests |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$90 |
$30 |
|
|
| Total value |
180 u |
150 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the blazers
= 180 u + 150 u
= 330 u
330 u = 2970
1 u = 2970 ÷ 330 = 9
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 9
= 36
Answer(s): 36
