P6 / Raffles Girls / 2019 / SA1 / Paper 2 – Q15 [4 marks]

Question:

There were 850 pairs of shoes produced in a factory. Each pair of female shoes was sold at $45. Each pair of male shoes was sold at $39. When all the shoes were sold, the amount of money collected from the sale of female shoes was $12 210 more than the amount of money collected from the sale of male shoes. How much money was collected from the sale of the male shoes? Round your answer to the nearest hundred dollars.

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