Albert's shop sells coats and skirts. A coat is sold at $57 and a skirt is sold at
13 of the price of the coat. On Friday, Albert sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $2052.
58 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the skirt
=
13 x 57
= $19
| |
Sold coats |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
3 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$57 |
$19 |
|
|
| Total value |
285 u |
57 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the skirts
= 285 u + 57 u
= 342 u
342 u = 2052
1 u = 2052 ÷ 342 = 6
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 6
= 18
Answer(s): 18
