Vanessa bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pomegranates |
92¢ |
(2) Guavas |
$1.30 |
(3) Lemons |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Vanessa bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought were guavas? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Vanessa 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 + 400 + 900
= 1900 g
Mass of the guavas = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought that were guavas
=
GuavasTotal fruits=
4001900=
419 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Vanessa spent on pomegranates
= (600 ÷ 100) x 92
= 6 x 92
= 552¢
= $5.52
Amount that Vanessa spent on guavas
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20
Amount that Vanessa spent on lemons
= (900 ÷ 100) x 90
= 9 x 90
= 810¢
= $8.10 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
419; (b) 3, $8.10