PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand V, Brand W, and Brand X. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $5976 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand V, Brand W, and Brand X staplers were in the ratio 3 : 2 : 7. How much money was collected from selling Brand W staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand V staplers sold = 70
Number of Brand W staplers sold = 62
Number of Brand X staplers sold = 59
Total number of staplers sold
= 70 + 62 + 59
= 191
(b)
|
Brand V |
Brand W |
Brand X |
Number |
70 |
62 |
59 |
Price |
3 u |
2 u |
7 u |
Total value |
210 u |
124 u |
413 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 210 u + 124 u + 413 u
= 747 u
747 u = 5976
1 u = 5976 ÷ 747 = 8
Amount collected from selling Brand W staplers
= 124 u
= 124 x 8
= $992
Answer(s): (a) 191; (b) $992