PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand N, Brand P, and Brand Q. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $4165 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand N, Brand P, and Brand Q staplers were in the ratio 4 : 5 : 8. How much money was collected from selling Brand P staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand N staplers sold = 34
Number of Brand P staplers sold = 61
Number of Brand Q staplers sold = 49
Total number of staplers sold
= 34 + 61 + 49
= 144
(b)
|
Brand N |
Brand P |
Brand Q |
Number |
34 |
61 |
49 |
Price |
4 u |
5 u |
8 u |
Total value |
136 u |
305 u |
392 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 136 u + 305 u + 392 u
= 833 u
833 u = 4165
1 u = 4165 ÷ 833 = 5
Amount collected from selling Brand P staplers
= 305 u
= 305 x 5
= $1525
Answer(s): (a) 144; (b) $1525