PSLE A fruit stall sold lemons at 80¢ and dragon fruits at 50¢ each. Shannon bought some lemons and Xandra bought some dragon fruits from the stall. Xandra spent $1.30 less than Shannon, but had 4 fruits more than Shannon.
- How many dragon fruits did Xandra buy?
- How much did Shannon spend on the lemons?
|
Lemons |
Dragon Fruits |
Number |
1 u |
1 u + 4 |
Value |
0.8 |
0.5 |
Total value |
0.8 u |
0.5 u + 2 |
(a)
Number of lemons that Shannon bought = 1 u
Number of dragon fruits that Xandra bought = 1 u + 4
Amount that Shannon paid = 0.8 x 1 u = 0.8 u
Amount that Xandra paid = 0.5(1 u + 4) = 0.5 u + 2
If Xandra spent another $1.30, both Xandra and Shannon would spend the same amount.
0.8 u = 0.5 u + 2 + 1.3
0.8 u - 0.5 u = 2 + 1.3
0.3 u = 3.3
1 u = 3.3 ÷ 0.3 = 11
Number of dragon fruits that Xandra bought
= 1 u + 4
= 11 + 4
= 15
(b)
Amount that Shannon spent on the lemons
= 0.8 u
= 0.8 x 11
= $8.80
Answer(s): (a) 11; (b) $8.80