The table shows weekly sales (in units) at a shop.Item Units sold Bread 80 Rice 50 Pasta 150 Apples 70
What percentage of the total units sold was apples?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 20%
- Step 1: Total units = 80 + 50 + 150 + 70 = 350. Step 2. 70 / 350 x 100 = 20%. Answer: 20%. Why not the others: 25% divides by the other three items (280) instead of the total (350); 46.67% divides by the largest single item (150) instead of the total; 80% is the share of all the other items, not of apples.
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