Zara bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
68¢ |
(2) Starfruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Lemons |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Zara bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Zara bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Zara 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 + 500 + 400
= 1400 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Zara bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
5001400=
514 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Zara spent on passion fruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 68
= 5 x 68
= 340¢
= $3.40
Amount that Zara spent on starfruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 5 x 1.30
= $6.50
Amount that Zara spent on lemons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 60
= 4 x 60
= 240¢
= $2.40 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
514; (b) 3, $2.40