Tina bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pears |
95¢ |
(2) Starfruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Tina bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Tina bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Tina spend the least 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 + 600
= 1800 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Tina bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
6001800=
13 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Tina spent on pears
= (500 ÷ 100) x 95
= 5 x 95
= 475¢
= $4.75 (Least)
Amount that Tina spent on starfruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 7 x 1.30
= $9.10
Amount that Tina spent on passion fruits
= (600 ÷ 100) x 80
= 6 x 80
= 480¢
= $4.80
Answer(s): (a)
13; (b) 1, $4.75