Sam's shop sells dresses and coats. A dress is sold at $56 and a coat is sold at
14 of the price of the dress. On Wednesday, Sam sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $1456.
27 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the coat
=
14 x 56
= $14
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold coats |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$56 |
$14 |
|
|
| Total value |
112 u |
70 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the coats
= 112 u + 70 u
= 182 u
182 u = 1456
1 u = 1456 ÷ 182 = 8
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 8
= 24
Answer(s): 24
