Jade bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
65¢ |
(2) Persimmons |
$1.40 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jade bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jade bought were persimmons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jade 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 + 900
= 1900 g
Mass of the persimmons = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Jade bought that were persimmons
=
PersimmonsTotal fruits=
4001900=
419 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jade spent on mangosteens
= (600 ÷ 100) x 65
= 6 x 65
= 390¢
= $3.90
Amount that Jade spent on persimmons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.40
= 4 x 1.40
= $5.60
Amount that Jade spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 70
= 9 x 70
= 630¢
= $6.30 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
419; (b) 3, $6.30