Ian's shop sells skirts and blouses. A skirt is sold at $64 and a blouse is sold at
12 of the price of the skirt. On Wednesday, Ian sold
58 of the items in his shop and collected $672.
25 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the blouse
=
12 x 64
= $32
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold blouses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
3 u |
8 u |
| Value |
$64 |
$32 |
|
|
| Total value |
128 u |
96 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the blouses
= 128 u + 96 u
= 224 u
224 u = 672
1 u = 672 ÷ 224 = 3
Total number of items = 8 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= 9
Answer(s): 9
