Elyse bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Persimmons |
92¢ |
(2) Chikoos |
$1.30 |
(3) Lemons |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Elyse bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Elyse bought were persimmons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Elyse 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 + 300 + 300
= 1100 g
Mass of the persimmons = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Elyse bought that were persimmons
=
PersimmonsTotal fruits=
5001100=
511 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Elyse spent on persimmons
= (500 ÷ 100) x 92
= 5 x 92
= 460¢
= $4.60
Amount that Elyse spent on chikoos
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 3 x 1.30
= $3.90
Amount that Elyse spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 90
= 3 x 90
= 270¢
= $2.70 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
511; (b) 3, $2.70