Diana bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Chikoos |
75¢ |
(2) Kiwis |
$1.20 |
(3) Guavas |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Diana bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Diana bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Diana 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
= 700 + 900 + 900
= 2500 g
Mass of the chikoos = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Diana bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
7002500=
725 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Diana spent on chikoos
= (700 ÷ 100) x 75
= 7 x 75
= 525¢
= $5.25
Amount that Diana spent on kiwis
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 9 x 1.20
= $10.80 (Most)
Amount that Diana spent on guavas
= (900 ÷ 100) x 80
= 9 x 80
= 720¢
= $7.20
Answer(s): (a)
725; (b) 2, $10.80