Ivory bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Grapefruits |
64¢ |
(2) Lemons |
$1.30 |
(3) Chikoos |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Ivory bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Ivory bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Ivory 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 + 400 + 300
= 1500 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Ivory bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
8001500=
815 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Ivory spent on grapefruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 64
= 8 x 64
= 512¢
= $5.12
Amount that Ivory spent on lemons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20 (Most)
Amount that Ivory spent on chikoos
= (300 ÷ 100) x 60
= 3 x 60
= 180¢
= $1.80
Answer(s): (a)
815; (b) 2, $5.20