Question

An ice cream store records the following data for each transaction made at the store for the current month. The data includes the date of the transaction, the flavor of ice cream, the number of scoops, the topping, and the total transaction amount. Using only data collected this month, which of the following statements is true?

1) The data for total sales for last month can be determined by adding the total transaction amounts.
2) The bestselling flavor for this month can be determined by sorting the data by ice cream flavor and calculating the total transaction amounts for each flavor.
3) The bestselling topping for last month can be determined by filtering by number of scoops and toppings and calculating the total transaction amounts.
4) The total number of customers for the month can be determined by counting the number of ice cream scoops sold.

Answer 1

The only true statement is that the bestselling flavor for the current month can be identified by sorting ice cream sales data by flavor and calculating the totals for each, as the data provided pertains only to the current month.

Step-by-step explanation:

Analyzing the statements given about the ice cream store data, we can identify which are true with reference to the data collected for the current month:

• Statement 1 suggests we can determine total sales for last month by adding the total transaction amounts. This is incorrect since the data is only for the current month, not the previous one.
• Statement 2 suggests identifying the bestselling flavor for this month by sorting the data by ice cream flavor and calculating the totals for each flavor, which is possible and correct.
• Statement 3, however, is incorrect because the data collected is for the current month, and hence we cannot determine the bestselling topping for last month.
• Finally, Statement 4 is also incorrect because the total number of customers cannot be determined by the number of scoops sold, as customers might purchase multiple scoops.

Therefore, the answer is that the bestselling flavor for this month can be determined by sorting the data by ice cream flavor and calculating the total transaction amounts for each flavor.