PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand Y, Brand Z, and Brand A. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $1076 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand Y, Brand Z, and Brand A staplers were in the ratio 4 : 2 : 5. How much money was collected from selling Brand Z staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand Y staplers sold = 48
Number of Brand Z staplers sold = 48
Number of Brand A staplers sold = 50
Total number of staplers sold
= 48 + 48 + 50
= 146
(b)
|
Brand Y |
Brand Z |
Brand A |
Number |
48 |
48 |
50 |
Price |
4 u |
2 u |
5 u |
Total value |
192 u |
96 u |
250 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 192 u + 96 u + 250 u
= 538 u
538 u = 1076
1 u = 1076 ÷ 538 = 2
Amount collected from selling Brand Z staplers
= 96 u
= 96 x 2
= $192
Answer(s): (a) 146; (b) $192