The bar graph shows the number of croissant flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the croissants sold was vanilla croissants? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each croissant was the same. The amount of money collected for chocolate chip croissants was $175 less than the amount of money collected for banana croissants. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the croissants?
(a)
Total number of croissants sold
= 60 + 55 + 100 + 90
= 305
Percentage of the croissants sold that was banana croissants
=
Vanilla croissantsTotal croissants x 100
=
100305 x 100
≈ 32.8%
(b)
Number of less chocolate chip croissants than banana croissants
= 90 - 55
= 35
Cost of each croissant
= 175 ÷ 35
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the croissants
= 305 x 5
= $1525
Answer(s): (a) 32.8%; (b) $1525