PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand V, Brand W, and Brand X. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $6816 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand V, Brand W, and Brand X staplers were in the ratio 8 : 7 : 4. How much money was collected from selling Brand W staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand V staplers sold = 67
Number of Brand W staplers sold = 48
Number of Brand X staplers sold = 66
Total number of staplers sold
= 67 + 48 + 66
= 181
(b)
|
Brand V |
Brand W |
Brand X |
Number |
67 |
48 |
66 |
Price |
8 u |
7 u |
4 u |
Total value |
536 u |
336 u |
264 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 536 u + 336 u + 264 u
= 1136 u
1136 u = 6816
1 u = 6816 ÷ 1136 = 6
Amount collected from selling Brand W staplers
= 336 u
= 336 x 6
= $2016
Answer(s): (a) 181; (b) $2016