Peter's shop sells blouses and jumpsuits. A blouse is sold at $28 and a jumpsuit is sold at
37 of the price of the blouse. On Saturday, Peter sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $1188.
35 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the jumpsuit
=
37 x 28
= $12
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold jumpsuits |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$28 |
$12 |
|
|
| Total value |
84 u |
24 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the jumpsuits
= 84 u + 24 u
= 108 u
108 u = 1188
1 u = 1188 ÷ 108 = 11
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 11
= 44
Answer(s): 44
