The bar graph shows the number of ice-cream flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the ice-creams sold was cherry ice-creams? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each ice-cream was the same. The amount of money collected for apricot ice-creams was $60 more than the amount of money collected for apple ice-creams. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the ice-creams?
(a)
Total number of ice-creams sold
= 100 + 100 + 85 + 30
= 315
Percentage of the ice-creams sold that was cherry ice-creams
=
Cherry ice-creamsTotal ice-creams x 100
=
30315 x 100
≈ 9.5%
(b)
Number of more apricot ice-creams than apple ice-creams
= 100 - 85
= 15
Cost of each ice-cream
= 60 ÷ 15
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the ice-creams
= 315 x 4
= $1260
Answer(s): (a) 9.5%; (b) $1260