Oscar's shop sells vests and dresses. A vest is sold at $69 and a dress is sold at
23 of the price of the vest. On Thursday, Oscar sold
811 of the items in his shop and collected $5244.
38 of the items sold were vests. How many items were unsold after Thursday?
Price of the dress
=
23 x 69
= $46
| |
Sold vests |
Sold dresses |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
3 u |
5 u |
3 u |
11 u |
| Value |
$69 |
$46 |
|
|
| Total value |
207 u |
230 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the vests and the dresses
= 207 u + 230 u
= 437 u
437 u = 5244
1 u = 5244 ÷ 437 = 12
Total number of items = 11 u
Number of items sold = 8 u
Number of items unsold
= 11 u - 8 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 12
= 36
Answer(s): 36
