Xuan bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Starfruits |
89¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.20 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Xuan bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Xuan bought were starfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Xuan 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 + 700 + 400
= 1900 g
Mass of the starfruits = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Xuan bought that were starfruits
=
StarfruitsTotal fruits=
8001900=
819 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Xuan spent on starfruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 89
= 8 x 89
= 712¢
= $7.12
Amount that Xuan spent on mangosteens
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 7 x 1.20
= $8.40
Amount that Xuan spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 70
= 4 x 70
= 280¢
= $2.80 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
819; (b) 3, $2.80