Gem bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Starfruits |
99¢ |
(2) Pears |
$1.30 |
(3) Pomegranates |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Gem bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Gem bought were starfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Gem 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
= 900 + 800 + 400
= 2100 g
Mass of the starfruits = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Gem bought that were starfruits
=
StarfruitsTotal fruits=
9002100=
37 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Gem spent on starfruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 99
= 9 x 99
= 891¢
= $8.91
Amount that Gem spent on pears
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 8 x 1.30
= $10.40
Amount that Gem spent on pomegranates
= (400 ÷ 100) x 90
= 4 x 90
= 360¢
= $3.60 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
37; (b) 3, $3.60