PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand P, Brand Q, and Brand R. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $2271 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand P, Brand Q, and Brand R staplers were in the ratio 6 : 2 : 5. How much money was collected from selling Brand Q staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand P staplers sold = 60
Number of Brand Q staplers sold = 41
Number of Brand R staplers sold = 63
Total number of staplers sold
= 60 + 41 + 63
= 164
(b)
|
Brand P |
Brand Q |
Brand R |
Number |
60 |
41 |
63 |
Price |
6 u |
2 u |
5 u |
Total value |
360 u |
82 u |
315 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 360 u + 82 u + 315 u
= 757 u
757 u = 2271
1 u = 2271 ÷ 757 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand Q staplers
= 82 u
= 82 x 3
= $246
Answer(s): (a) 164; (b) $246