A fruit vendor ordered some fruits. 25% of the fruits he ordered were pears and the rest were mangoes. Each pear cost $1.20 and each mango cost 50% more than each pear. The vendor paid a total of $132.
- Find the total cost of the pears.
- How many mangoes did he order?
(a)
|
Pears |
Mangoes |
Numbers |
1 u |
3 u |
Price |
$1.20 |
$1.80 |
Total value |
1.2 u |
5.4 u |
25% =
25100 =
14Number of pears = 1 u
Number of mangoes = 4 u - 1 u = 3 u
Price of each pear in percent = 100%
Price of each mango in percent = 100% + 50% = 150%
Price of each mango
= 1.20 x 150%
= 1.20 x
150100 = $1.80
1.2 u + 5.4 u = 132
6.6 u = 132
1 u = 132 ÷ 6.6 = 20
Cost of the pears
= 1 u x 1.20
= 1 x 20 x 1.20
= $24
(b)
Number of mangoes ordered
= 3 u
= 3 x 20
= 60
Answer(s): (a) $24; (b) 60