Owen's shop sells windbreakers and jackets. A windbreaker is sold at $52 and a jacket is sold at
12 of the price of the windbreaker. On Wednesday, Owen sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $468.
27 of the items sold were windbreakers. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the jacket
=
12 x 52
= $26
| |
Sold windbreakers |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$52 |
$26 |
|
|
| Total value |
104 u |
130 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the windbreakers and the jackets
= 104 u + 130 u
= 234 u
234 u = 468
1 u = 468 ÷ 234 = 2
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 2
= 8
Answer(s): 8
