Question

A coffee shop sold 70 cups of coffee and 30 bagels on a particular day. The coffee is sold for $3.50 and the bagel for $5.00. The coffee shop earned $395.00 from selling coffee and bagels. What percent of the earnings came from selling bagels?

Answer 1

Answer: 38% of the earnings are from the sale of bagels

Explanation:

Bagels: $5.00 x 30 = $150

$150 is the bagel profits.

The total sales are $395.00

To find the percentage of earnings due to bagel sales simply divide.

$150 / $395 = 0.3797

convert the decimal to a percentage and round to the nearest whole.

0.3797 converts to 37.97%

37.97% rounds to 38%

To confirm this, multiply the percentage by the total