Flynn's shop sells shirts and jackets. A shirt is sold at $26 and a jacket is sold at
12 of the price of the shirt. On Thursday, Flynn sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $780.
37 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the jacket
=
12 x 26
= $13
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$26 |
$13 |
|
|
| Total value |
78 u |
52 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the jackets
= 78 u + 52 u
= 130 u
130 u = 780
1 u = 780 ÷ 130 = 6
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 6
= 18
Answer(s): 18
