Kathy bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Grapefruits |
97¢ |
(2) Mangoes |
$1.10 |
(3) Pears |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Kathy bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Kathy bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Kathy 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 + 800 + 300
= 1400 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Kathy bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
3001400=
314 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Kathy spent on grapefruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 97
= 3 x 97
= 291¢
= $2.91
Amount that Kathy spent on mangoes
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 8 x 1.10
= $8.80 (Most)
Amount that Kathy spent on pears
= (300 ÷ 100) x 60
= 3 x 60
= 180¢
= $1.80
Answer(s): (a)
314; (b) 2, $8.80