Lee's shop sells coats and skirts. A coat is sold at $48 and a skirt is sold at
16 of the price of the coat. On Wednesday, Lee sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $1840.
38 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the skirt
=
16 x 48
= $8
| |
Sold coats |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
5 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$48 |
$8 |
|
|
| Total value |
144 u |
40 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the skirts
= 144 u + 40 u
= 184 u
184 u = 1840
1 u = 1840 ÷ 184 = 10
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 10
= 30
Answer(s): 30
