PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $892 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W staplers were in the ratio 6 : 1 : 3. How much money was collected from selling Brand V staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand U staplers sold = 51
Number of Brand V staplers sold = 56
Number of Brand W staplers sold = 28
Total number of staplers sold
= 51 + 56 + 28
= 135
(b)
|
Brand U |
Brand V |
Brand W |
Number |
51 |
56 |
28 |
Price |
6 u |
1 u |
3 u |
Total value |
306 u |
56 u |
84 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 306 u + 56 u + 84 u
= 446 u
446 u = 892
1 u = 892 ÷ 446 = 2
Amount collected from selling Brand V staplers
= 56 u
= 56 x 2
= $112
Answer(s): (a) 135; (b) $112