PSLEA shop sold three brands of files: Brand M, Brand N, and Brand P. The bar graph shows the number of files sold for each brand in one day.
- How many files were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $1928 from selling the files. The prices of Brand M, Brand N, and Brand P files were in the ratio 2 : 2 : 1. How much money was collected from selling Brand N files?
(a)
Number of Brand M files sold = 32
Number of Brand N files sold = 64
Number of Brand P files sold = 49
Total number of files sold
= 32 + 64 + 49
= 145
(b)
|
Brand M |
Brand N |
Brand P |
Number |
32 |
64 |
49 |
Price |
2 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Total value |
64 u |
128 u |
49 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 64 u + 128 u + 49 u
= 241 u
241 u = 1928
1 u = 1928 ÷ 241 = 8
Amount collected from selling Brand N files
= 128 u
= 128 x 8
= $1024
Answer(s): (a) 145; (b) $1024