PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $2352 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W staplers were in the ratio 7 : 4 : 1. How much money was collected from selling Brand V staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand U staplers sold = 51
Number of Brand V staplers sold = 43
Number of Brand W staplers sold = 59
Total number of staplers sold
= 51 + 43 + 59
= 153
(b)
|
Brand U |
Brand V |
Brand W |
Number |
51 |
43 |
59 |
Price |
7 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Total value |
357 u |
172 u |
59 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 357 u + 172 u + 59 u
= 588 u
588 u = 2352
1 u = 2352 ÷ 588 = 4
Amount collected from selling Brand V staplers
= 172 u
= 172 x 4
= $688
Answer(s): (a) 153; (b) $688