Eva bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pears |
60¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.10 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Eva bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Eva bought were mangosteens? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Eva 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 + 400 + 600
= 1600 g
Mass of the mangosteens = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Eva bought that were mangosteens
=
MangosteensTotal fruits=
4001600=
14 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Eva spent on pears
= (600 ÷ 100) x 60
= 6 x 60
= 360¢
= $3.60
Amount that Eva spent on mangosteens
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 4 x 1.10
= $4.40
Amount that Eva spent on passion fruits
= (600 ÷ 100) x 80
= 6 x 80
= 480¢
= $4.80 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
14; (b) 3, $4.80