Usha bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
87¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Grapefruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Usha bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Usha bought were lemons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Usha 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 + 900 + 400
= 1800 g
Mass of the lemons = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Usha bought that were lemons
=
LemonsTotal fruits=
5001800=
518 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Usha spent on lemons
= (500 ÷ 100) x 87
= 5 x 87
= 435¢
= $4.35
Amount that Usha spent on dragonfruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 9 x 1.10
= $9.90
Amount that Usha spent on grapefruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 60
= 4 x 60
= 240¢
= $2.40 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
518; (b) 3, $2.40