George's shop sells blouses and blazers. A blouse is sold at $81 and a blazer is sold at
13 of the price of the blouse. On Sunday, George sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $1836.
57 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the blazer
=
13 x 81
= $27
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$81 |
$27 |
|
|
| Total value |
405 u |
54 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the blazers
= 405 u + 54 u
= 459 u
459 u = 1836
1 u = 1836 ÷ 459 = 4
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 4
= 12
Answer(s): 12
