Abi bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pomegranates |
97¢ |
(2) Passion Fruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Mangosteens |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Abi bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Abi bought were pomegranates? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Abi 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
= 900 + 900 + 800
= 2600 g
Mass of the pomegranates = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Abi bought that were pomegranates
=
PomegranatesTotal fruits=
9002600=
926 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Abi spent on pomegranates
= (900 ÷ 100) x 97
= 9 x 97
= 873¢
= $8.73
Amount that Abi spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 9 x 1.10
= $9.90 (Most)
Amount that Abi spent on mangosteens
= (800 ÷ 100) x 70
= 8 x 70
= 560¢
= $5.60
Answer(s): (a)
926; (b) 2, $9.90