PSLEA shop sold three brands of pencils: Brand D, Brand E, and Brand F. The bar graph shows the number of pencils sold for each brand in one day.
- How many pencils were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $5845 from selling the pencils. The prices of Brand D, Brand E, and Brand F pencils were in the ratio 6 : 8 : 3. How much money was collected from selling Brand E pencils?
(a)
Number of Brand D pencils sold = 43
Number of Brand E pencils sold = 50
Number of Brand F pencils sold = 59
Total number of pencils sold
= 43 + 50 + 59
= 152
(b)
|
Brand D |
Brand E |
Brand F |
Number |
43 |
50 |
59 |
Price |
6 u |
8 u |
3 u |
Total value |
258 u |
400 u |
177 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 258 u + 400 u + 177 u
= 835 u
835 u = 5845
1 u = 5845 ÷ 835 = 7
Amount collected from selling Brand E pencils
= 400 u
= 400 x 7
= $2800
Answer(s): (a) 152; (b) $2800