PSLEA shop sold three brands of pencils: Brand A, Brand B, and Brand C. The bar graph shows the number of pencils sold for each brand in one day.
- How many pencils were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $1782 from selling the pencils. The prices of Brand A, Brand B, and Brand C pencils were in the ratio 5 : 4 : 6. How much money was collected from selling Brand B pencils?
(a)
Number of Brand A pencils sold = 48
Number of Brand B pencils sold = 48
Number of Brand C pencils sold = 27
Total number of pencils sold
= 48 + 48 + 27
= 123
(b)
|
Brand A |
Brand B |
Brand C |
Number |
48 |
48 |
27 |
Price |
5 u |
4 u |
6 u |
Total value |
240 u |
192 u |
162 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 240 u + 192 u + 162 u
= 594 u
594 u = 1782
1 u = 1782 ÷ 594 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand B pencils
= 192 u
= 192 x 3
= $576
Answer(s): (a) 123; (b) $576