PSLEA shop sold three brands of notebooks: Brand F, Brand G, and Brand H. The bar graph shows the number of notebooks sold for each brand in one day.
- How many notebooks were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $2247 from selling the notebooks. The prices of Brand F, Brand G, and Brand H notebooks were in the ratio 5 : 6 : 3. How much money was collected from selling Brand G notebooks?
(a)
Number of Brand F notebooks sold = 55
Number of Brand G notebooks sold = 69
Number of Brand H notebooks sold = 20
Total number of notebooks sold
= 55 + 69 + 20
= 144
(b)
|
Brand F |
Brand G |
Brand H |
Number |
55 |
69 |
20 |
Price |
5 u |
6 u |
3 u |
Total value |
275 u |
414 u |
60 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 275 u + 414 u + 60 u
= 749 u
749 u = 2247
1 u = 2247 ÷ 749 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand G notebooks
= 414 u
= 414 x 3
= $1242
Answer(s): (a) 144; (b) $1242