Pamela bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Persimmons |
84¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.30 |
(3) Grapefruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Pamela bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Pamela bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Pamela 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
= 400 + 400 + 700
= 1500 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Pamela bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
7001500=
715 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Pamela spent on persimmons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 84
= 4 x 84
= 336¢
= $3.36 (Least)
Amount that Pamela spent on mangosteens
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20
Amount that Pamela spent on grapefruits
= (700 ÷ 100) x 60
= 7 x 60
= 420¢
= $4.20
Answer(s): (a)
715; (b) 1, $3.36