Glen's shop sells shirts and sweaters. A shirt is sold at $74 and a sweater is sold at
12 of the price of the shirt. On Wednesday, Glen sold
710 of the items in his shop and collected $2960.
37 of the items sold were shirts. How many items were unsold after Wednesday?
Price of the sweater
=
12 x 74
= $37
| |
Sold shirts |
Sold sweaters |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
4 u |
3 u |
10 u |
| Value |
$74 |
$37 |
|
|
| Total value |
222 u |
148 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the shirts and the sweaters
= 222 u + 148 u
= 370 u
370 u = 2960
1 u = 2960 ÷ 370 = 8
Total number of items = 10 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 10 u - 7 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 8
= 24
Answer(s): 24
