Jenson's shop sells sweaters and coats. A sweater is sold at $56 and a coat is sold at
12 of the price of the sweater. On Saturday, Jenson sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $2800.
37 of the items sold were sweaters. How many items were unsold after Saturday?
Price of the coat
=
12 x 56
= $28
| |
Sold sweaters |
Sold coats |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$56 |
$28 |
|
|
| Total value |
168 u |
112 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the sweaters and the coats
= 168 u + 112 u
= 280 u
280 u = 2800
1 u = 2800 ÷ 280 = 10
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 10
= 20
Answer(s): 20
