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 apple tarts was $165 less than the amount of money collected for vanilla tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 80 + 95 + 100 + 25
= 300
Percentage of the tarts sold that was apple tarts
=
Cherry tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
95300 x 100
≈ 31.7%
(b)
Number of less apple tarts than vanilla tarts
= 80 - 25
= 55
Cost of each tart
= 165 ÷ 55
= $3
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 300 x 3
= $900
Answer(s): (a) 31.7%; (b) $900