PSLE The bar graph shows the number of highlighters sold by a shop. The table shows the prices of the highlighters.
- What fraction of the highlighters sold were purple highlighters? Give the answer in the simplest form.
- From the sale of the highlighters, which highlighters collected the least amount of money? Give the answer in letter. (Eg Green = G)
- What was the amount collected in (b)?
Types of highlighters |
Price per highlighter |
Yellow |
$1.80 |
Orange |
$1.60 |
Purple |
$1.50 |
Pink |
$1.20 |
(a)
Total number of highlighters
= 45 + 30 + 50 + 15
= 140
Fraction of highlighters that are purple
=
50140 =
514 (b)
Amount collected from the sale of the yellow highlighters
= 45 x 1.80
= $81
Amount collected from the sale of the orange highlighters
= 30 x 1.60
= $48
Amount collected from the sale of the purple highlighters
= 50 x 1.50
= $75
Amount collected from the sale of the
pink highlighters
= 15 x 1.20
= $18
(Least) Amount collected from the sale of the
pink highlighters
P is the least.
(c)
Amount spent on the pink highlighters = $18
Answer(s): (a)
514; (b) P; (c) $18