The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was blueberry muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for banana muffins was $240 more than the amount of money collected for vanilla muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 90 + 30 + 90 + 35
= 245
Percentage of the muffins sold that was blueberry muffins
=
Apricot muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
90245 x 100
≈ 36.7%
(b)
Number of more banana muffins than vanilla muffins
= 90 - 30
= 60
Cost of each muffin
= 240 ÷ 60
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 245 x 4
= $980
Answer(s): (a) 36.7%; (b) $980