The bar graph shows the number of ice-cream flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the ice-creams sold was chocolate chip ice-creams? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each ice-cream was the same. The amount of money collected for blueberry ice-creams was $90 more than the amount of money collected for cherry ice-creams. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the ice-creams?
(a)
Total number of ice-creams sold
= 100 + 90 + 55 + 70
= 315
Percentage of the ice-creams sold that was chocolate chip ice-creams
=
Chocolate Chip ice-creamsTotal ice-creams x 100
=
70315 x 100
≈ 22.2%
(b)
Number of more blueberry ice-creams than cherry ice-creams
= 100 - 55
= 45
Cost of each ice-cream
= 90 ÷ 45
= $2
Total amount collected from the sale of all the ice-creams
= 315 x 2
= $630
Answer(s): (a) 22.2%; (b) $630