PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand T, Brand U, and Brand V. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $3654 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand T, Brand U, and Brand V staplers were in the ratio 2 : 5 : 3. How much money was collected from selling Brand U staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand T staplers sold = 60
Number of Brand U staplers sold = 66
Number of Brand V staplers sold = 24
Total number of staplers sold
= 60 + 66 + 24
= 150
(b)
|
Brand T |
Brand U |
Brand V |
Number |
60 |
66 |
24 |
Price |
2 u |
5 u |
3 u |
Total value |
120 u |
330 u |
72 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 120 u + 330 u + 72 u
= 522 u
522 u = 3654
1 u = 3654 ÷ 522 = 7
Amount collected from selling Brand U staplers
= 330 u
= 330 x 7
= $2310
Answer(s): (a) 150; (b) $2310