Betty bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Chikoos |
84¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Kiwis |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Betty bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Betty bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Betty 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 + 300 + 400
= 1200 g
Mass of the chikoos = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Betty bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
5001200=
512 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Betty spent on chikoos
= (500 ÷ 100) x 84
= 5 x 84
= 420¢
= $4.20
Amount that Betty spent on dragonfruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 3 x 1.30
= $3.90
Amount that Betty spent on kiwis
= (400 ÷ 100) x 80
= 4 x 80
= 320¢
= $3.20 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
512; (b) 3, $3.20