Penelope bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
93¢ |
(2) Passion Fruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Pears |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Penelope bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Penelope bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Penelope 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
= 500 + 400 + 800
= 1700 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Penelope bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
4001700=
417 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Penelope spent on lemons
= (500 ÷ 100) x 93
= 5 x 93
= 465¢
= $4.65
Amount that Penelope spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40
Amount that Penelope spent on pears
= (800 ÷ 100) x 90
= 8 x 90
= 720¢
= $7.20 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
417; (b) 3, $7.20