PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand J, Brand K, and Brand L. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $2175 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand J, Brand K, and Brand L staplers were in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2. How much money was collected from selling Brand K staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand J staplers sold = 46
Number of Brand K staplers sold = 51
Number of Brand L staplers sold = 49
Total number of staplers sold
= 46 + 51 + 49
= 146
(b)
|
Brand J |
Brand K |
Brand L |
Number |
46 |
51 |
49 |
Price |
4 u |
3 u |
2 u |
Total value |
184 u |
153 u |
98 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 184 u + 153 u + 98 u
= 435 u
435 u = 2175
1 u = 2175 ÷ 435 = 5
Amount collected from selling Brand K staplers
= 153 u
= 153 x 5
= $765
Answer(s): (a) 146; (b) $765