PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand G, Brand H, and Brand J. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $5952 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand G, Brand H, and Brand J staplers were in the ratio 5 : 6 : 6. How much money was collected from selling Brand H staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand G staplers sold = 40
Number of Brand H staplers sold = 66
Number of Brand J staplers sold = 66
Total number of staplers sold
= 40 + 66 + 66
= 172
(b)
|
Brand G |
Brand H |
Brand J |
Number |
40 |
66 |
66 |
Price |
5 u |
6 u |
6 u |
Total value |
200 u |
396 u |
396 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 200 u + 396 u + 396 u
= 992 u
992 u = 5952
1 u = 5952 ÷ 992 = 6
Amount collected from selling Brand H staplers
= 396 u
= 396 x 6
= $2376
Answer(s): (a) 172; (b) $2376