Dana bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
96¢ |
(2) Starfruits |
$1.40 |
(3) Lemons |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Dana bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Dana bought were mangosteens? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Dana 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 + 600 + 600
= 2000 g
Mass of the mangosteens = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Dana bought that were mangosteens
=
MangosteensTotal fruits=
8002000=
25 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Dana spent on mangosteens
= (800 ÷ 100) x 96
= 8 x 96
= 768¢
= $7.68
Amount that Dana spent on starfruits
= (600 ÷ 100) x 1.40
= 6 x 1.40
= $8.40
Amount that Dana spent on lemons
= (600 ÷ 100) x 90
= 6 x 90
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
25; (b) 3, $5.40