Cole's shop sells vests and skirts. A vest is sold at $84 and a skirt is sold at
12 of the price of the vest. On Monday, Cole sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $2016.
57 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Monday?
Price of the skirt
=
12 x 84
= $42
| |
Sold vests |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$84 |
$42 |
|
|
| Total value |
420 u |
84 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the skirts
= 420 u + 84 u
= 504 u
504 u = 2016
1 u = 2016 ÷ 504 = 4
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 4
= 8
Answer(s): 8
