Question

A random sale of 40 flower shop customers was surveyed to find customers' favorite flowers. The table shows the results. The shop expects to sell 50 bunches of flowers on Sunday. How many bunches of each flower should the shop order?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

To find out how many bunches of each flower the shop should order, we need to calculate the percentage of customers who preferred each flower, and then use that percentage to estimate the number of bunches needed for each flower.

First, we need to calculate the total number of customers who were surveyed:

Total customers surveyed = 8 + 4 + 8 + 20 = 40

Next, we can calculate the percentage of customers who preferred each flower:

Percentage of customers who preferred daisy = (8/40) x 100% = 20%

Percentage of customers who preferred gardenia = (4/40) x 100% = 10%

Percentage of customers who preferred mum = (8/40) x 100% = 20%

Percentage of customers who preferred rose = (20/40) x 100% = 50%

Now, we can use these percentages to estimate how many bunches of each flower to order.

Let's assume that each bunch contains 10 flowers (this is just an example, the actual number may vary):

Number of bunches of daisy to order = 20% of 50 bunches = 10 bunches

Number of bunches of gardenia to order = 10% of 50 bunches = 5 bunches

Number of bunches of mum to order = 20% of 50 bunches = 10 bunches

Number of bunches of rose to order = 50% of 50 bunches = 25 bunches

So, the shop should order 10 bunches of daisy, 5 bunches of gardenia, 10 bunches of mum, and 25 bunches of rose to meet the expected demand on Sunday.