The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was cranberry muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for chocolate chip muffins was $20 more than the amount of money collected for strawberry muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 35 + 45 + 50 + 65
= 195
Percentage of the muffins sold that was cranberry muffins
=
Cheese muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
35195 x 100
≈ 17.9%
(b)
Number of more chocolate chip muffins than strawberry muffins
= 50 - 45
= 5
Cost of each muffin
= 20 ÷ 5
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 195 x 4
= $780
Answer(s): (a) 17.9%; (b) $780