PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand S, Brand T, and Brand U. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $6216 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand S, Brand T, and Brand U staplers were in the ratio 8 : 5 : 1. How much money was collected from selling Brand T staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand S staplers sold = 68
Number of Brand T staplers sold = 37
Number of Brand U staplers sold = 48
Total number of staplers sold
= 68 + 37 + 48
= 153
(b)
|
Brand S |
Brand T |
Brand U |
Number |
68 |
37 |
48 |
Price |
8 u |
5 u |
1 u |
Total value |
544 u |
185 u |
48 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 544 u + 185 u + 48 u
= 777 u
777 u = 6216
1 u = 6216 ÷ 777 = 8
Amount collected from selling Brand T staplers
= 185 u
= 185 x 8
= $1480
Answer(s): (a) 153; (b) $1480