a clothing store had $27,830.00 worth of sales in one day. on that day, they sold a total of 250 sweaters…

a clothing store had $27,830.00 worth of sales in one day. on that day, they sold a total of 250 sweaters and 176 pairs of pants. shirts, socks, and hats were also sold that day. the store was having a big sale that day. sweaters were being sold in pairs with one sweater for sale at full price and one sweater free of charge. the pants were all marked down 20% from the original ticketed price. shirts were marked down 60% from the original price. which of these questions can be answered from the information provided? a how many of the sweaters sold were free? b what percentage of total sales were the sales of pants? c how many people bought both sweaters and pants? d which item of clothing had the largest quantity purchased?

a clothing store had $27,830.00 worth of sales in one day. on that day, they sold a total of 250 sweaters and 176 pairs of pants. shirts, socks, and hats were also sold that day. the store was having a big sale that day. sweaters were being sold in pairs with one sweater for sale at full price and one sweater free of charge. the pants were all marked down 20% from the original ticketed price. shirts were marked down 60% from the original price. which of these questions can be answered from the information provided? a how many of the sweaters sold were free? b what percentage of total sales were the sales of pants? c how many people bought both sweaters and pants? d which item of clothing had the largest quantity purchased?

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze option A

Since sweaters are sold in pairs with one - free - of - charge, and 250 sweaters are sold. The number of free sweaters is $\frac{250}{2}=125$. We have enough information to answer this.

Step2: Analyze option B

We know total sales amount but no information about sales amount of pants alone, so can't answer.

Step3: Analyze option C

No information about customers buying both sweaters and pants, so can't answer.

Step4: Analyze option D

We only know number of sweaters and pants sold, no information about shirts, socks and hats quantity, so can't answer.

Answer:

A. How many of the sweaters sold were free?