The bar graph shows the number of tart flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the tarts sold was banana tarts? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each tart was the same. The amount of money collected for cherry tarts was $45 less than the amount of money collected for blueberry tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 60 + 45 + 85 + 45
= 235
Percentage of the tarts sold that was cherry tarts
=
Banana tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
45235 x 100
≈ 19.1%
(b)
Number of less cherry tarts than blueberry tarts
= 60 - 45
= 15
Cost of each tart
= 45 ÷ 15
= $3
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 235 x 3
= $705
Answer(s): (a) 19.1%; (b) $705