Reggie's shop sells jackets and skirts. A jacket is sold at $88 and a skirt is sold at
12 of the price of the jacket. On Wednesday, Reggie sold
59 of the items in his shop and collected $1848.
25 of the items sold were jackets. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the skirt
=
12 x 88
= $44
| |
Sold jackets |
Sold skirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
3 u |
4 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$88 |
$44 |
|
|
| Total value |
176 u |
132 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jackets and the skirts
= 176 u + 132 u
= 308 u
308 u = 1848
1 u = 1848 ÷ 308 = 6
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 5 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 6
= 24
Answer(s): 24
