The bar graph shows the number of tart flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the tarts sold was apricot tarts? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each tart was the same. The amount of money collected for vanilla tarts was $50 less than the amount of money collected for cheese tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 45 + 35 + 30 + 35
= 145
Percentage of the tarts sold that was vanilla tarts
=
Apricot tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
35145 x 100
≈ 24.1%
(b)
Number of less vanilla tarts than cheese tarts
= 45 - 35
= 10
Cost of each tart
= 50 ÷ 10
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 145 x 5
= $725
Answer(s): (a) 24.1%; (b) $725