PSLEA shop sold three brands of notebooks: Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W. The bar graph shows the number of notebooks sold for each brand in one day.
- How many notebooks were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $6448 from selling the notebooks. The prices of Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W notebooks were in the ratio 5 : 6 : 8. How much money was collected from selling Brand V notebooks?
(a)
Number of Brand U notebooks sold = 50
Number of Brand V notebooks sold = 50
Number of Brand W notebooks sold = 32
Total number of notebooks sold
= 50 + 50 + 32
= 132
(b)
|
Brand U |
Brand V |
Brand W |
Number |
50 |
50 |
32 |
Price |
5 u |
6 u |
8 u |
Total value |
250 u |
300 u |
256 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 250 u + 300 u + 256 u
= 806 u
806 u = 6448
1 u = 6448 ÷ 806 = 8
Amount collected from selling Brand V notebooks
= 300 u
= 300 x 8
= $2400
Answer(s): (a) 132; (b) $2400