Example 3: Identifying the largest category
Last Updated On: Fri Aug 28 2026Annual sales by product (thousand dollars)
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Question
Which product had the highest sales, and what percentage of total sales did it represent?
Solution
- Books has the largest value at 150 thousand dollars.
- Total sales = 150 + 100 + 50 + 100 = 400 thousand dollars.
- Books' share = 150 / 400 x 100 = 37.5%.
- Books had the highest sales, representing 37.5% of the total.