Caden's shop sells vests and blazers. A vest is sold at $80 and a blazer is sold at
12 of the price of the vest. On Wednesday, Caden sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $5760.
57 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the blazer
=
12 x 80
= $40
| |
Sold vests |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$80 |
$40 |
|
|
| Total value |
400 u |
80 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the blazers
= 400 u + 80 u
= 480 u
480 u = 5760
1 u = 5760 ÷ 480 = 12
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 12
= 24
Answer(s): 24
