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 $3672 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand J, Brand K, and Brand L staplers were in the ratio 5 : 6 : 7. How much money was collected from selling Brand K staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand J staplers sold = 53
Number of Brand K staplers sold = 38
Number of Brand L staplers sold = 17
Total number of staplers sold
= 53 + 38 + 17
= 108
(b)
|
Brand J |
Brand K |
Brand L |
Number |
53 |
38 |
17 |
Price |
5 u |
6 u |
7 u |
Total value |
265 u |
228 u |
119 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 265 u + 228 u + 119 u
= 612 u
612 u = 3672
1 u = 3672 ÷ 612 = 6
Amount collected from selling Brand K staplers
= 228 u
= 228 x 6
= $1368
Answer(s): (a) 108; (b) $1368