PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand G, Brand H, and Brand J. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $1797 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand G, Brand H, and Brand J staplers were in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. How much money was collected from selling Brand H staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand G staplers sold = 56
Number of Brand H staplers sold = 69
Number of Brand J staplers sold = 40
Total number of staplers sold
= 56 + 69 + 40
= 165
(b)
|
Brand G |
Brand H |
Brand J |
Number |
56 |
69 |
40 |
Price |
2 u |
3 u |
7 u |
Total value |
112 u |
207 u |
280 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 112 u + 207 u + 280 u
= 599 u
599 u = 1797
1 u = 1797 ÷ 599 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand H staplers
= 207 u
= 207 x 3
= $621
Answer(s): (a) 165; (b) $621