Erika bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
77¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Lemons |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Erika bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Erika bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Erika 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 + 400 + 300
= 1100 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Erika bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
4001100=
411 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Erika spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 77
= 4 x 77
= 308¢
= $3.08
Amount that Erika spent on dragonfruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40 (Most)
Amount that Erika spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 90
= 3 x 90
= 270¢
= $2.70
Answer(s): (a)
411; (b) 2, $4.40