Risa bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
76¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Mangoes |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Risa bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Risa bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Risa 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 + 700 + 900
= 2100 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Risa bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
5002100=
521 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Risa spent on passion fruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 76
= 5 x 76
= 380¢
= $3.80
Amount that Risa spent on grapefruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 7 x 1.30
= $9.10 (Most)
Amount that Risa spent on mangoes
= (900 ÷ 100) x 90
= 9 x 90
= 810¢
= $8.10
Answer(s): (a)
521; (b) 2, $9.10