The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was cherry muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for blueberry muffins was $220 more than the amount of money collected for banana muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 35 + 35 + 90 + 55
= 215
Percentage of the muffins sold that was cherry muffins
=
Strawberry muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
35215 x 100
≈ 16.3%
(b)
Number of more blueberry muffins than banana muffins
= 90 - 35
= 55
Cost of each muffin
= 220 ÷ 55
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 215 x 4
= $860
Answer(s): (a) 16.3%; (b) $860