Liam's shop sells skirts and sweaters. A skirt is sold at $72 and a sweater is sold at
58 of the price of the skirt. On Saturday, Liam sold
58 of the items in his shop and collected $2511.
25 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the sweater
=
58 x 72
= $45
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold sweaters |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
3 u |
8 u |
| Value |
$72 |
$45 |
|
|
| Total value |
144 u |
135 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the sweaters
= 144 u + 135 u
= 279 u
279 u = 2511
1 u = 2511 ÷ 279 = 9
Total number of items = 8 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 9
= 27
Answer(s): 27
