Ivory bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Grapefruits |
75¢ |
(2) Passion Fruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Pears |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Ivory bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Ivory bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Ivory 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
= 500 + 400 + 400
= 1300 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Ivory bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
5001300=
513 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Ivory spent on grapefruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 75
= 5 x 75
= 375¢
= $3.75
Amount that Ivory spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20 (Most)
Amount that Ivory spent on pears
= (400 ÷ 100) x 90
= 4 x 90
= 360¢
= $3.60
Answer(s): (a)
513; (b) 2, $5.20