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 $2620 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand J, Brand K, and Brand L staplers were in the ratio 6 : 4 : 5. How much money was collected from selling Brand K staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand J staplers sold = 48
Number of Brand K staplers sold = 34
Number of Brand L staplers sold = 20
Total number of staplers sold
= 48 + 34 + 20
= 102
(b)
|
Brand J |
Brand K |
Brand L |
Number |
48 |
34 |
20 |
Price |
6 u |
4 u |
5 u |
Total value |
288 u |
136 u |
100 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 288 u + 136 u + 100 u
= 524 u
524 u = 2620
1 u = 2620 ÷ 524 = 5
Amount collected from selling Brand K staplers
= 136 u
= 136 x 5
= $680
Answer(s): (a) 102; (b) $680