Sabrina bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Chikoos |
63¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.30 |
(3) Mangoes |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Sabrina bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Sabrina bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Sabrina 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
= 600 + 700 + 400
= 1700 g
Mass of the chikoos = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Sabrina bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
6001700=
617 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Sabrina spent on chikoos
= (600 ÷ 100) x 63
= 6 x 63
= 378¢
= $3.78
Amount that Sabrina spent on mangosteens
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 7 x 1.30
= $9.10 (Most)
Amount that Sabrina spent on mangoes
= (400 ÷ 100) x 80
= 4 x 80
= 320¢
= $3.20
Answer(s): (a)
617; (b) 2, $9.10