Howard's shop sells shirts and windbreakers. A shirt is sold at $82 and a windbreaker is sold at
12 of the price of the shirt. On Friday, Howard sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $4961.
47 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the windbreaker
=
12 x 82
= $41
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold windbreakers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
4 u |
3 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$82 |
$41 |
|
|
| Total value |
328 u |
123 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the windbreakers
= 328 u + 123 u
= 451 u
451 u = 4961
1 u = 4961 ÷ 451 = 11
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 11
= 44
Answer(s): 44
