Mark's shop sells blouses and shirts. A blouse is sold at $70 and a shirt is sold at
45 of the price of the blouse. On Saturday, Mark sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $1470.
38 of the items sold were blouses. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the shirt
=
45 x 70
= $56
| |
Sold blouses |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
5 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$70 |
$56 |
|
|
| Total value |
210 u |
280 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the blouses and the shirts
= 210 u + 280 u
= 490 u
490 u = 1470
1 u = 1470 ÷ 490 = 3
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= 9
Answer(s): 9
