The bar graph shows the number of scone flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the scones sold was strawberry scones? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each scone was the same. The amount of money collected for chocolate chip scones was $90 less than the amount of money collected for apricot scones. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the scones?
(a)
Total number of scones sold
= 65 + 40 + 45 + 85
= 235
Percentage of the scones sold that was apricot scones
=
Strawberry sconesTotal scones x 100
=
45235 x 100
≈ 19.1%
(b)
Number of less chocolate chip scones than apricot scones
= 85 - 40
= 45
Cost of each scone
= 90 ÷ 45
= $2
Total amount collected from the sale of all the scones
= 235 x 2
= $470
Answer(s): (a) 19.1%; (b) $470