PSLE The bar graph shows the number of staplers sold by a shop. The table shows the prices of the staplers.
- What fraction of the staplers sold were purple staplers? Give the answer in the simplest form.
- From the sale of the staplers, which staplers collected the least amount of money? Give the answer in letter. (Eg Green = G)
- What was the amount collected in (b)?
Types of staplers |
Price per stapler |
Blue |
$2.20 |
Yellow |
$2.20 |
Purple |
$1.70 |
Orange |
$1.40 |
(a)
Total number of staplers
= 55 + 30 + 30 + 15
= 130
Fraction of staplers that are purple
=
30130 =
313 (b)
Amount collected from the sale of the blue staplers
= 55 x 2.20
= $121
Amount collected from the sale of the yellow staplers
= 30 x 2.20
= $66
Amount collected from the sale of the purple staplers
= 30 x 1.70
= $51
Amount collected from the sale of the
orange staplers
= 15 x 1.40
= $21
(Least) Amount collected from the sale of the
orange staplers
O is the least.
(c)
Amount spent on the orange staplers = $21
Answer(s): (a)
313; (b) O; (c) $21