Vanessa bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
97¢ |
(2) Guavas |
$1.30 |
(3) Lemons |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Vanessa bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Vanessa 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 + 800 + 600
= 2000 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
6002000=
310 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Vanessa spent on passion fruits
= (600 ÷ 100) x 97
= 6 x 97
= 582¢
= $5.82
Amount that Vanessa spent on guavas
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 8 x 1.30
= $10.40
Amount that Vanessa spent on lemons
= (600 ÷ 100) x 60
= 6 x 60
= 360¢
= $3.60 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
310; (b) 3, $3.60