Justin's shop sells skirts and dresses. A skirt is sold at $72 and a dress is sold at
13 of the price of the skirt. On Thursday, Justin sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $936.
37 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the dress
=
13 x 72
= $24
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$72 |
$24 |
|
|
| Total value |
216 u |
96 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the dresses
= 216 u + 96 u
= 312 u
312 u = 936
1 u = 936 ÷ 312 = 3
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= 9
Answer(s): 9
