A local Wal-Mart sells sweatpants ($7) and jackets ($14). If total sales were $6,160 and customers bought 8 times as many sweatpants as jackets, what would be the number of jackets sold?
To find the number of jackets sold, let's assume the number of jackets sold as 'x'. Given that the customers bought 8 times as many sweatpants as jackets, the number of sweatpants sold would be 8x.
The total sales from jackets can be calculated by multiplying the number of jackets sold (x) by the price of each jacket ($14).
Similarly, the total sales from sweatpants can be calculated by multiplying the number of sweatpants sold (8x) by the price of each sweatpant ($7).
Since the total sales for the entire transaction were $6,160, we can set up the equation:
14x + 7(8x) = 6,160
Now, let's solve for 'x':
14x + 56x = 6,160
70x = 6,160
x = 6,160 / 70
x ≈ 88
Therefore, the number of jackets sold is approximately 88.