Henry's shop sells coats and blazers. A coat is sold at $75 and a blazer is sold at
23 of the price of the coat. On Thursday, Henry sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $2125.
37 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the blazer
=
23 x 75
= $50
| |
Sold coats |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$75 |
$50 |
|
|
| Total value |
225 u |
200 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the blazers
= 225 u + 200 u
= 425 u
425 u = 2125
1 u = 2125 ÷ 425 = 5
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 5
= 10
Answer(s): 10
