Vanessa bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
61¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Pomegranates |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Vanessa bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought were dragonfruits? 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
= 800 + 400 + 900
= 2100 g
Mass of the dragonfruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought that were dragonfruits
=
DragonfruitsTotal fruits=
4002100=
421 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Vanessa spent on mangosteens
= (800 ÷ 100) x 61
= 8 x 61
= 488¢
= $4.88
Amount that Vanessa spent on dragonfruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20
Amount that Vanessa spent on pomegranates
= (900 ÷ 100) x 60
= 9 x 60
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
421; (b) 3, $5.40