Howard's shop sells dresses and jumpsuits. A dress is sold at $87 and a jumpsuit is sold at
13 of the price of the dress. On Wednesday, Howard sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $2088.
25 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the jumpsuit
=
13 x 87
= $29
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold jumpsuits |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$87 |
$29 |
|
|
| Total value |
174 u |
87 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the jumpsuits
= 174 u + 87 u
= 261 u
261 u = 2088
1 u = 2088 ÷ 261 = 8
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 8
= 32
Answer(s): 32
