Gabby bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Kiwis |
74¢ |
(2) Passion Fruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Chikoos |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Gabby bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Gabby bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Gabby spend the least 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
= 300 + 900 + 800
= 2000 g
Mass of the chikoos = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Gabby bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
8002000=
25 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Gabby spent on kiwis
= (300 ÷ 100) x 74
= 3 x 74
= 222¢
= $2.22 (Least)
Amount that Gabby spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 9 x 1.30
= $11.70
Amount that Gabby spent on chikoos
= (800 ÷ 100) x 70
= 8 x 70
= 560¢
= $5.60
Answer(s): (a)
25; (b) 1, $2.22