Bryan's shop sells skirts and shirts. A skirt is sold at $36 and a shirt is sold at
34 of the price of the skirt. On Sunday, Bryan sold
57 of the items in his shop and collected $972.
35 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the shirt
=
34 x 36
= $27
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
2 u |
7 u |
| Value |
$36 |
$27 |
|
|
| Total value |
108 u |
54 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the shirts
= 108 u + 54 u
= 162 u
162 u = 972
1 u = 972 ÷ 162 = 6
Total number of items = 7 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 6
= 12
Answer(s): 12
