Question

4 A shop sells large and small bags of rice. On Monday 57 large bags and 132 small bags were sold. a What percentage of the bags sold were large? b What percentage of the bags sold were small? On Tuesday 73 large bags and 81 small bags were sold. c What percentage of the bags sold on the two days combined was large?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a. On Monday, the percentage of large bags sold was 57/(57 + 132) x 100 = 30.22%.

b. On Monday, the percentage of small bags sold was 132/(57 + 132) x 100 = 69.78%.

c. The total number of large and small bags sold on the two days combined was 130/(130 + 154) x 100 = 45.45%.