Glen's shop sells jackets and shirts. A jacket is sold at $27 and a shirt is sold at
23 of the price of the jacket. On Sunday, Glen sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $585.
35 of the items sold were jackets. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the shirt
=
23 x 27
= $18
| |
Sold jackets |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
2 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$27 |
$18 |
|
|
| Total value |
81 u |
36 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jackets and the shirts
= 81 u + 36 u
= 117 u
117 u = 585
1 u = 585 ÷ 117 = 5
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 5
= 20
Answer(s): 20
