Cathy bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
79¢ |
(2) Persimmons |
$1.30 |
(3) Dragonfruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Cathy bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Cathy bought were mangosteens? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Cathy 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 + 500 + 500
= 1600 g
Mass of the mangosteens = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Cathy bought that were mangosteens
=
MangosteensTotal fruits=
6001600=
38 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Cathy spent on mangosteens
= (600 ÷ 100) x 79
= 6 x 79
= 474¢
= $4.74
Amount that Cathy spent on persimmons
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 5 x 1.30
= $6.50
Amount that Cathy spent on dragonfruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 70
= 5 x 70
= 350¢
= $3.50 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
38; (b) 3, $3.50