The bar graph shows the number of muffin flavours sold at a shop in a day.
- What percentage of the muffins sold was chocolate chip muffins? Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- The cost of each muffin was the same. The amount of money collected for banana muffins was $140 more than the amount of money collected for vanilla muffins. What was the total amount of money collected from the sale of all the muffins?
(a)
Total number of muffins sold
= 55 + 25 + 95 + 60
= 235
Percentage of the muffins sold that was chocolate chip muffins
=
Cranberry muffinsTotal muffins x 100
=
55235 x 100
≈ 23.4%
(b)
Number of more banana muffins than vanilla muffins
= 95 - 25
= 70
Cost of each muffin
= 140 ÷ 70
= $2
Total amount collected from the sale of all the muffins
= 235 x 2
= $470
Answer(s): (a) 23.4%; (b) $470