Fanny bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
66¢ |
(2) Kiwis |
$1.30 |
(3) Mangosteens |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Fanny bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Fanny bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Fanny 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
= 800 + 800 + 300
= 1900 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Fanny bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
8001900=
819 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Fanny spent on passion fruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 66
= 8 x 66
= 528¢
= $5.28
Amount that Fanny spent on kiwis
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 8 x 1.30
= $10.40 (Most)
Amount that Fanny spent on mangosteens
= (300 ÷ 100) x 60
= 3 x 60
= 180¢
= $1.80
Answer(s): (a)
819; (b) 2, $10.40