The bar graph shows the number of tart flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the tarts sold was cherry tarts? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each tart was the same. The amount of money collected for vanilla tarts was $175 less than the amount of money collected for banana tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 100 + 100 + 65 + 65
= 330
Percentage of the tarts sold that was vanilla tarts
=
Cherry tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
100330 x 100
≈ 30.3%
(b)
Number of less vanilla tarts than banana tarts
= 100 - 65
= 35
Cost of each tart
= 175 ÷ 35
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 330 x 5
= $1650
Answer(s): (a) 30.3%; (b) $1650