The bar graph shows the number of macaron flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the macarons sold was vanilla macarons? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each macaron was the same. The amount of money collected for strawberry macarons was $150 less than the amount of money collected for cranberry macarons. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the macarons?
(a)
Total number of macarons sold
= 30 + 45 + 45 + 75
= 195
Percentage of the macarons sold that was cranberry macarons
=
Vanilla macaronsTotal macarons x 100
=
45195 x 100
≈ 23.1%
(b)
Number of less strawberry macarons than cranberry macarons
= 75 - 45
= 30
Cost of each macaron
= 150 ÷ 30
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the macarons
= 195 x 5
= $975
Answer(s): (a) 23.1%; (b) $975