PSLEA shop sold three brands of notebooks: Brand F, Brand G, and Brand H. The bar graph shows the number of notebooks sold for each brand in one day.
- How many notebooks were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $6055 from selling the notebooks. The prices of Brand F, Brand G, and Brand H notebooks were in the ratio 8 : 5 : 4. How much money was collected from selling Brand G notebooks?
(a)
Number of Brand F notebooks sold = 52
Number of Brand G notebooks sold = 65
Number of Brand H notebooks sold = 31
Total number of notebooks sold
= 52 + 65 + 31
= 148
(b)
|
Brand F |
Brand G |
Brand H |
Number |
52 |
65 |
31 |
Price |
8 u |
5 u |
4 u |
Total value |
416 u |
325 u |
124 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 416 u + 325 u + 124 u
= 865 u
865 u = 6055
1 u = 6055 ÷ 865 = 7
Amount collected from selling Brand G notebooks
= 325 u
= 325 x 7
= $2275
Answer(s): (a) 148; (b) $2275