The bar graph shows the number of puff flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the puffs sold was cherry puffs? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each puff was the same. The amount of money collected for chocolate chip puffs was $100 less than the amount of money collected for cranberry puffs. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the puffs?
(a)
Total number of puffs sold
= 60 + 70 + 45 + 90
= 265
Percentage of the puffs sold that was cranberry puffs
=
Cherry puffsTotal puffs x 100
=
45265 x 100
≈ 17%
(b)
Number of less chocolate chip puffs than cranberry puffs
= 90 - 70
= 20
Cost of each puff
= 100 ÷ 20
= $5
Total amount collected from the sale of all the puffs
= 265 x 5
= $1325
Answer(s): (a) 17%; (b) $1325