Jean bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Peaches |
67¢ |
(2) Pears |
$1.20 |
(3) Mangoes |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jean bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jean bought were peaches? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jean 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 + 400 + 300
= 1000 g
Mass of the peaches = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Jean bought that were peaches
=
PeachesTotal fruits=
3001000=
310 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jean spent on peaches
= (300 ÷ 100) x 67
= 3 x 67
= 201¢
= $2.01
Amount that Jean spent on pears
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 4 x 1.20
= $4.80 (Most)
Amount that Jean spent on mangoes
= (300 ÷ 100) x 90
= 3 x 90
= 270¢
= $2.70
Answer(s): (a)
310; (b) 2, $4.80