Eva bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
91¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.20 |
(3) Guavas |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Eva bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Eva bought were lemons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Eva 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 + 700 + 700
= 1700 g
Mass of the lemons = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Eva bought that were lemons
=
LemonsTotal fruits=
3001700=
317 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Eva spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 91
= 3 x 91
= 273¢
= $2.73
Amount that Eva spent on dragonfruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 7 x 1.20
= $8.40 (Most)
Amount that Eva spent on guavas
= (700 ÷ 100) x 70
= 7 x 70
= 490¢
= $4.90
Answer(s): (a)
317; (b) 2, $8.40