Flynn's shop sells skirts and sweaters. A skirt is sold at $72 and a sweater is sold at
23 of the price of the skirt. On Sunday, Flynn sold
58 of the items in his shop and collected $936.
35 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the sweater
=
23 x 72
= $48
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold sweaters |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
3 u |
8 u |
| Value |
$72 |
$48 |
|
|
| Total value |
216 u |
96 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the sweaters
= 216 u + 96 u
= 312 u
312 u = 936
1 u = 936 ÷ 312 = 3
Total number of items = 8 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= 9
Answer(s): 9
