Hazel bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
69¢ |
(2) Peaches |
$1.20 |
(3) Lemons |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Hazel bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Hazel bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Hazel 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
= 400 + 900 + 300
= 1600 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Hazel bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
4001600=
14 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Hazel spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 69
= 4 x 69
= 276¢
= $2.76
Amount that Hazel spent on peaches
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 9 x 1.20
= $10.80
Amount that Hazel spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 60
= 3 x 60
= 180¢
= $1.80 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
14; (b) 3, $1.80