PSLEA shop sold three brands of pencils: Brand S, Brand T, and Brand U. The bar graph shows the number of pencils sold for each brand in one day.
- How many pencils were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $2082 from selling the pencils. The prices of Brand S, Brand T, and Brand U pencils were in the ratio 7 : 4 : 2. How much money was collected from selling Brand T pencils?
(a)
Number of Brand S pencils sold = 66
Number of Brand T pencils sold = 32
Number of Brand U pencils sold = 52
Total number of pencils sold
= 66 + 32 + 52
= 150
(b)
|
Brand S |
Brand T |
Brand U |
Number |
66 |
32 |
52 |
Price |
7 u |
4 u |
2 u |
Total value |
462 u |
128 u |
104 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 462 u + 128 u + 104 u
= 694 u
694 u = 2082
1 u = 2082 ÷ 694 = 3
Amount collected from selling Brand T pencils
= 128 u
= 128 x 3
= $384
Answer(s): (a) 150; (b) $384