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 blueberry 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 cherry ice-creams was $260 more than the amount of money collected for apricot 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 + 80 + 35 + 40
= 255
Percentage of the ice-creams sold that was blueberry ice-creams
=
Blueberry ice-creamsTotal ice-creams x 100
=
40255 x 100
≈ 15.7%
(b)
Number of more cherry ice-creams than apricot ice-creams
= 100 - 35
= 65
Cost of each ice-cream
= 260 ÷ 65
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the ice-creams
= 255 x 4
= $1020
Answer(s): (a) 15.7%; (b) $1020