Billy's shop sells coats and windbreakers. A coat is sold at $69 and a windbreaker is sold at
23 of the price of the coat. On Saturday, Billy sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $3312.
25 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the windbreaker
=
23 x 69
= $46
| |
Sold coats |
Sold windbreakers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$69 |
$46 |
|
|
| Total value |
138 u |
138 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the windbreakers
= 138 u + 138 u
= 276 u
276 u = 3312
1 u = 3312 ÷ 276 = 12
Total number of items = 7 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 12
= 24
Answer(s): 24
