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 cherry muffins was $250 more than the amount of money collected for apricot muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 100 + 25 + 75 + 45
= 245
Percentage of the muffins sold that was blueberry muffins
=
Apple muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
100245 x 100
≈ 40.8%
(b)
Number of more cherry muffins than apricot muffins
= 75 - 25
= 50
Cost of each muffin
= 250 ÷ 50
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 245 x 5
= $1225
Answer(s): (a) 40.8%; (b) $1225