PSLE The bar graph shows the number of punchers sold by a shop. The table shows the prices of the punchers.
- What fraction of the punchers sold were blue punchers? Give the answer in the simplest form.
- From the sale of the punchers, which punchers collected the least amount of money? Give the answer in letter. (Eg Green = G)
- What was the amount collected in (b)?
Types of punchers |
Price per puncher |
Purple |
$1.80 |
Blue |
$1.50 |
Pink |
$1.80 |
Yellow |
$2.20 |
(a)
Total number of punchers
= 110 + 60 + 40 + 50
= 260
Fraction of punchers that are blue
=
60260 =
313 (b)
Amount collected from the sale of the purple punchers
= 110 x 1.80
= $198
Amount collected from the sale of the blue punchers
= 60 x 1.50
= $90
Amount collected from the sale of the
pink punchers
= 40 x 1.80
= $72
(Least) Amount collected from the sale of the yellow punchers
= 50 x 2.20
= $110
Amount collected from the sale of the
pink punchers
P is the least.
(c)
Amount spent on the pink punchers = $72
Answer(s): (a)
313; (b) P; (c) $72