Gillian bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
84¢ |
(2) Persimmons |
$1.10 |
(3) Mangosteens |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Gillian bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Gillian bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Gillian 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 + 400 + 400
= 1300 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Gillian bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
5001300=
513 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Gillian spent on passion fruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 84
= 5 x 84
= 420¢
= $4.20
Amount that Gillian spent on persimmons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40
Amount that Gillian spent on mangosteens
= (400 ÷ 100) x 70
= 4 x 70
= 280¢
= $2.80 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
513; (b) 3, $2.80