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 $1130 from selling the notebooks. The prices of Brand U, Brand V, and Brand W notebooks were in the ratio 6 : 3 : 2. How much money was collected from selling Brand V notebooks?
(a)
Number of Brand U notebooks sold = 59
Number of Brand V notebooks sold = 55
Number of Brand W notebooks sold = 23
Total number of notebooks sold
= 59 + 55 + 23
= 137
(b)
|
Brand U |
Brand V |
Brand W |
Number |
59 |
55 |
23 |
Price |
6 u |
3 u |
2 u |
Total value |
354 u |
165 u |
46 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 354 u + 165 u + 46 u
= 565 u
565 u = 1130
1 u = 1130 ÷ 565 = 2
Amount collected from selling Brand V notebooks
= 165 u
= 165 x 2
= $330
Answer(s): (a) 137; (b) $330