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Question 12a

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The bar graph shows the different flavours of ice cream sold by a shop. The table shows the prices of the ice cream flavours. What fraction of the ice cream sold was vanilla? (1 mark)

Question 12a diagram

Answer: 8/53

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5 gaps → 15 1 gap → 15 ÷ 5 = 3

chocolate → 45 - 3 = 42 pistachio → 30 + 3 x 2 = 36 strawberry → 60 - 3 = 57 vanilla → 15 + 3 x 3 = 24

total → 42 + 36 + 57 + 24 = 159

vanilla fraction → 24 / 159 (divide by 3) = 8 / 53

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