Ivory bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangoes |
97¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.20 |
(3) Peaches |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Ivory bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Ivory bought were mangoes? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Ivory 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
= 600 + 800 + 400
= 1800 g
Mass of the mangoes = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Ivory bought that were mangoes
=
MangoesTotal fruits=
6001800=
13 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Ivory spent on mangoes
= (600 ÷ 100) x 97
= 6 x 97
= 582¢
= $5.82
Amount that Ivory spent on mangosteens
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 8 x 1.20
= $9.60
Amount that Ivory spent on peaches
= (400 ÷ 100) x 60
= 4 x 60
= 240¢
= $2.40 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
13; (b) 3, $2.40