Riordan's shop sells dresses and shirts. A dress is sold at $56 and a shirt is sold at
34 of the price of the dress. On Friday, Riordan sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $2142.
25 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Friday?
Price of the shirt
=
34 x 56
= $42
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$56 |
$42 |
|
|
| Total value |
112 u |
126 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the shirts
= 112 u + 126 u
= 238 u
238 u = 2142
1 u = 2142 ÷ 238 = 9
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 9
= 36
Answer(s): 36
