The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was vanilla 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 $220 more than the amount of money collected for cranberry muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 100 + 30 + 85 + 55
= 270
Percentage of the muffins sold that was vanilla muffins
=
Cheese muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
100270 x 100
≈ 37%
(b)
Number of more cherry muffins than cranberry muffins
= 85 - 30
= 55
Cost of each muffin
= 220 ÷ 55
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 270 x 4
= $1080
Answer(s): (a) 37%; (b) $1080