Question

a school club had a sale last spring. the graph shows the number of things sold. use the key to answer the question
number sold
books
toy cars
cupcakes
balloons
puppets
= 10 things sold=5 things sold
(a) how many books were sold?
(b) how many more cupcakes than puppets were sold?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the number of books sold

Each full icon represents 10 things sold. There are 3 full icons for books.
So, the number of books sold is \(3\times10 = 30\).

Step2: Calculate the number of cupcakes sold

There are 4 full icons (each representing 10) and 1 half - icon (representing 5) for cupcakes.
The number of cupcakes sold is \(4\times10+5=40 + 5=45\).

Step3: Calculate the number of puppets sold

There are 2 full icons for puppets.
The number of puppets sold is \(2\times10 = 20\).

Step4: Calculate the difference between cupcakes and puppets sold

Subtract the number of puppets sold from the number of cupcakes sold: \(45-20=25\).

Answer:

(a) \(30\)
(b) \(25\)