The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was cranberry muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for cheese muffins was $40 more than the amount of money collected for blueberry muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 40 + 75 + 85 + 65
= 265
Percentage of the muffins sold that was cranberry muffins
=
Apple muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
40265 x 100
≈ 15.1%
(b)
Number of more cheese muffins than blueberry muffins
= 85 - 75
= 10
Cost of each muffin
= 40 ÷ 10
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 265 x 4
= $1060
Answer(s): (a) 15.1%; (b) $1060