Marion bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Starfruits |
83¢ |
(2) Chikoos |
$1.30 |
(3) Persimmons |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Marion bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Marion bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Marion 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 + 900
= 1800 g
Mass of the chikoos = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Marion bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
3001800=
16 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Marion spent on starfruits
= (600 ÷ 100) x 83
= 6 x 83
= 498¢
= $4.98
Amount that Marion spent on chikoos
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 3 x 1.30
= $3.90
Amount that Marion spent on persimmons
= (900 ÷ 100) x 60
= 9 x 60
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
16; (b) 3, $5.40