Pierre's shop sells shirts and jackets. A shirt is sold at $28 and a jacket is sold at
37 of the price of the shirt. On Tuesday, Pierre sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $1232.
58 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the jacket
=
37 x 28
= $12
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
3 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$28 |
$12 |
|
|
| Total value |
140 u |
36 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the jackets
= 140 u + 36 u
= 176 u
176 u = 1232
1 u = 1232 ÷ 176 = 7
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 7
= 21
Answer(s): 21
