The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was cheese muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for apricot muffins was $10 more than the amount of money collected for apple muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 95 + 55 + 60 + 95
= 305
Percentage of the muffins sold that was cheese muffins
=
Chocolate Chip muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
95305 x 100
≈ 31.1%
(b)
Number of more apricot muffins than apple muffins
= 60 - 55
= 5
Cost of each muffin
= 10 ÷ 5
= $2
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 305 x 2
= $610
Answer(s): (a) 31.1%; (b) $610