Glen's shop sells skirts and blazers. A skirt is sold at $30 and a blazer is sold at
13 of the price of the skirt. On Monday, Glen sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $900.
47 of the items sold were skirts. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the blazer
=
13 x 30
= $10
| |
Sold skirts |
Sold blazers |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
4 u |
3 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$30 |
$10 |
|
|
| Total value |
120 u |
30 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the skirts and the blazers
= 120 u + 30 u
= 150 u
150 u = 900
1 u = 900 ÷ 150 = 6
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 6
= 24
Answer(s): 24
