Number of cars sold Exam practice
20 A car manufacturer sells diesel, petrol and electric cars.
The composite bar chart shows information about sales over three years.
Key
6000
Diesel
5000
Petrol
4000
Electric
3000
2000
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2016 2017 2018
Year
a Write down the number of diesel cars sold in 2016
b Work out the total number of petrol cars sold in the 3 years
(3 marks
c State the type of car that had the greatest increase in sales over the three years
Give a reason for your answer
(2 marks
Mark says, 'in 2018, more electric cars were sold than diesel cars. This means
the manufacturer makes more profit from the sale of electric cars than from the
sale of diesel cars
d Is Mark correct? You must justify your answer
anted from IMF Max 2018 012