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Objective 9Try ItCarol manages Whiskers Pet Store. She wanted to see how sales this year comparedto sales at the same time last year. The graph below shows the amounts of moneyspent on dog food, cat food, and other pet food at Whiskers Pet Store last month,as well as during the same month one year ago.Sales(dollars)380036003400320030002800260024002200200002-Year Comparison ofPet-Food SalesDog foodCat foodTypeOtherpet foodThis yearLast yearCarol concluded that the store’s sales of dog food had the greatest percent increase.Was her conclusion valid?First read the graph to find the amount of sales for each type of food for each year.Calculate the sales increase, first in dollars and then in percent.Pet Sales SalesFood (Last Year) (This Year)$ Increase % IncreaseDogfood400$3000 $3400 $400 3 0.133 13.3%000Catfood$________ $________ $________ X XXXX ________ ________%2200Otherpet $________ $________ $________ ________ ________%food250