PSLEA shop sold three brands of pencils: Brand N, Brand P, and Brand Q. The bar graph shows the number of pencils sold for each brand in one day.
- How many pencils were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $1059 from selling the pencils. The prices of Brand N, Brand P, and Brand Q pencils were in the ratio 3 : 4 : 1. How much money was collected from selling Brand P pencils?
(a)
Number of Brand N pencils sold = 44
Number of Brand P pencils sold = 48
Number of Brand Q pencils sold = 29
Total number of pencils sold
= 44 + 48 + 29
= 121
(b)
|
Brand N |
Brand P |
Brand Q |
Number |
44 |
48 |
29 |
Price |
3 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Total value |
132 u |
192 u |
29 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 132 u + 192 u + 29 u
= 353 u
353 u = 1059
1 u = 1059 ÷ 353 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand P pencils
= 192 u
= 192 x 3
= $576
Answer(s): (a) 121; (b) $576