PSLEA shop sold three brands of files: Brand A, Brand B, and Brand C. The bar graph shows the number of files sold for each brand in one day.
- How many files were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $4179 from selling the files. The prices of Brand A, Brand B, and Brand C files were in the ratio 5 : 6 : 3. How much money was collected from selling Brand B files?
(a)
Number of Brand A files sold = 48
Number of Brand B files sold = 37
Number of Brand C files sold = 45
Total number of files sold
= 48 + 37 + 45
= 130
(b)
|
Brand A |
Brand B |
Brand C |
Number |
48 |
37 |
45 |
Price |
5 u |
6 u |
3 u |
Total value |
240 u |
222 u |
135 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 240 u + 222 u + 135 u
= 597 u
597 u = 4179
1 u = 4179 ÷ 597 = 7
Amount collected from selling Brand B files
= 222 u
= 222 x 7
= $1554
Answer(s): (a) 130; (b) $1554