Jean bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pears |
72¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Dragonfruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jean bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jean bought were dragonfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jean spend the least 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
= 500 + 300 + 700
= 1500 g
Mass of the dragonfruits = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Jean bought that were dragonfruits
=
DragonfruitsTotal fruits=
7001500=
715 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jean spent on pears
= (500 ÷ 100) x 72
= 5 x 72
= 360¢
= $3.60 (Least)
Amount that Jean spent on grapefruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 3 x 1.30
= $3.90
Amount that Jean spent on dragonfruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 60
= 7 x 60
= 420¢
= $4.20
Answer(s): (a)
715; (b) 1, $3.60