The bar graph shows the number of puff flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the puffs sold was apple puffs? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each puff was the same. The amount of money collected for vanilla puffs was $180 less than the amount of money collected for cheese puffs. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the puffs?
(a)
Total number of puffs sold
= 25 + 30 + 45 + 75
= 175
Percentage of the puffs sold that was cheese puffs
=
Apple puffsTotal puffs x 100
=
45175 x 100
≈ 25.7%
(b)
Number of less vanilla puffs than cheese puffs
= 75 - 30
= 45
Cost of each puff
= 180 ÷ 45
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the puffs
= 175 x 4
= $700
Answer(s): (a) 25.7%; (b) $700