PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand R, Brand S, and Brand T. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $3275 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand R, Brand S, and Brand T staplers were in the ratio 2 : 6 : 5. How much money was collected from selling Brand S staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand R staplers sold = 33
Number of Brand S staplers sold = 59
Number of Brand T staplers sold = 47
Total number of staplers sold
= 33 + 59 + 47
= 139
(b)
|
Brand R |
Brand S |
Brand T |
Number |
33 |
59 |
47 |
Price |
2 u |
6 u |
5 u |
Total value |
66 u |
354 u |
235 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 66 u + 354 u + 235 u
= 655 u
655 u = 3275
1 u = 3275 ÷ 655 = 5
Amount collected from selling Brand S staplers
= 354 u
= 354 x 5
= $1770
Answer(s): (a) 139; (b) $1770