Justin's shop sells sweaters and blouses. A sweater is sold at $56 and a blouse is sold at
37 of the price of the sweater. On Friday, Justin sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $464.
27 of the items sold were sweaters. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the blouse
=
37 x 56
= $24
| |
Sold sweaters |
Sold blouses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$56 |
$24 |
|
|
| Total value |
112 u |
120 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the sweaters and the blouses
= 112 u + 120 u
= 232 u
232 u = 464
1 u = 464 ÷ 232 = 2
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= 4
Answer(s): 4
