Wesley's shop sells jumpsuits and shirts. A jumpsuit is sold at $27 and a shirt is sold at
13 of the price of the jumpsuit. On Tuesday, Wesley sold
711 of the items in his shop and collected $990.
27 of the items sold were jumpsuits. How many items were unsold after Tuesday?
Price of the shirt
=
13 x 27
= $9
| |
Sold jumpsuits |
Sold shirts |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
2 u |
5 u |
4 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$27 |
$9 |
|
|
| Total value |
54 u |
45 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the jumpsuits and the shirts
= 54 u + 45 u
= 99 u
99 u = 990
1 u = 990 ÷ 99 = 10
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 7 u
= 4 u
= 4 x 10
= 40
Answer(s): 40
