Gabriel's shop sells shirts and dresses. A shirt is sold at $75 and a dress is sold at
23 of the price of the shirt. On Monday, Gabriel sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $900.
25 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the dress
=
23 x 75
= $50
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$75 |
$50 |
|
|
| Total value |
150 u |
150 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the dresses
= 150 u + 150 u
= 300 u
300 u = 900
1 u = 900 ÷ 300 = 3
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 3
= 12
Answer(s): 12
