PSLEA shop sold three brands of staplers: Brand K, Brand L, and Brand M. The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold for each brand in one day.
- How many staplers were sold altogether?
- The shop collected $3235 from selling the staplers. The prices of Brand K, Brand L, and Brand M staplers were in the ratio 2 : 7 : 4. How much money was collected from selling Brand L staplers?
(a)
Number of Brand K staplers sold = 59
Number of Brand L staplers sold = 47
Number of Brand M staplers sold = 50
Total number of staplers sold
= 59 + 47 + 50
= 156
(b)
|
Brand K |
Brand L |
Brand M |
Number |
59 |
47 |
50 |
Price |
2 u |
7 u |
4 u |
Total value |
118 u |
329 u |
200 u |
Total amount of money collected
= 118 u + 329 u + 200 u
= 647 u
647 u = 3235
1 u = 3235 ÷ 647 = 5
Amount collected from selling Brand L staplers
= 329 u
= 329 x 5
= $1645
Answer(s): (a) 156; (b) $1645