Mary bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
61¢ |
(2) Starfruits |
$1.20 |
(3) Pears |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Mary bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Mary bought were starfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Mary 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
= 600 + 300 + 700
= 1600 g
Mass of the starfruits = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Mary bought that were starfruits
=
StarfruitsTotal fruits=
3001600=
316 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Mary spent on mangosteens
= (600 ÷ 100) x 61
= 6 x 61
= 366¢
= $3.66
Amount that Mary spent on starfruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 3 x 1.20
= $3.60
Amount that Mary spent on pears
= (700 ÷ 100) x 70
= 7 x 70
= 490¢
= $4.90 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
316; (b) 3, $4.90