Pamela bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Kiwis |
75¢ |
(2) Chikoos |
$1.10 |
(3) Starfruits |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Pamela bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Pamela bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Pamela 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 + 400 + 700
= 1800 g
Mass of the chikoos = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Pamela bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
4001800=
29 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Pamela spent on kiwis
= (700 ÷ 100) x 75
= 7 x 75
= 525¢
= $5.25
Amount that Pamela spent on chikoos
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40
Amount that Pamela spent on starfruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 90
= 7 x 90
= 630¢
= $6.30 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
29; (b) 3, $6.30