The bar graph shows the number of tart flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the tarts sold was cheese tarts? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each tart was the same. The amount of money collected for cranberry tarts was $140 less than the amount of money collected for chocolate chip tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 75 + 70 + 55 + 40
= 240
Percentage of the tarts sold that was cranberry tarts
=
Cheese tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
70240 x 100
≈ 29.2%
(b)
Number of less cranberry tarts than chocolate chip tarts
= 75 - 40
= 35
Cost of each tart
= 140 ÷ 35
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 240 x 4
= $960
Answer(s): (a) 29.2%; (b) $960