Jade bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
95¢ |
(2) Pomegranates |
$1.10 |
(3) Kiwis |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jade bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jade bought were pomegranates? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jade spend the most money on? How much did she spend on that fruit? Give your answers in this format. (Eg 1, $1.20)
(a)
Total mass of fruits
= 300 + 400 + 900
= 1600 g
Mass of the pomegranates = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Jade bought that were pomegranates
=
PomegranatesTotal fruits=
4001600=
14 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jade spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 95
= 3 x 95
= 285¢
= $2.85
Amount that Jade spent on pomegranates
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40
Amount that Jade spent on kiwis
= (900 ÷ 100) x 70
= 9 x 70
= 630¢
= $6.30 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
14; (b) 3, $6.30