Andy's shop sells coats and dresses. A coat is sold at $86 and a dress is sold at
12 of the price of the coat. On Friday, Andy sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $5590.
58 of the items sold were coats. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the dress
=
12 x 86
= $43
| |
Sold coats |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
3 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$86 |
$43 |
|
|
| Total value |
430 u |
129 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the coats and the dresses
= 430 u + 129 u
= 559 u
559 u = 5590
1 u = 5590 ÷ 559 = 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
