The bar graph shows the number of tart flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the tarts sold was banana tarts? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each tart was the same. The amount of money collected for apricot tarts was $60 less than the amount of money collected for apple tarts. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the tarts?
(a)
Total number of tarts sold
= 55 + 35 + 50 + 40
= 180
Percentage of the tarts sold that was apricot tarts
=
Banana tartsTotal tarts x 100
=
35180 x 100
≈ 19.4%
(b)
Number of less apricot tarts than apple tarts
= 55 - 40
= 15
Cost of each tart
= 60 ÷ 15
= $4
Total amount collected from the sale of all the tarts
= 180 x 4
= $720
Answer(s): (a) 19.4%; (b) $720