The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was apple muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for cherry muffins was $70 more than the amount of money collected for chocolate chip muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 95 + 60 + 95 + 80
= 330
Percentage of the muffins sold that was apple muffins
=
Banana muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
95330 x 100
≈ 28.8%
(b)
Number of more cherry muffins than chocolate chip muffins
= 95 - 60
= 35
Cost of each muffin
= 70 ÷ 35
= $2
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 330 x 2
= $660
Answer(s): (a) 28.8%; (b) $660