Kimberly bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Persimmons |
94¢ |
(2) Guavas |
$1.30 |
(3) Dragonfruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Kimberly bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Kimberly bought were persimmons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Kimberly 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 + 800 + 500
= 1800 g
Mass of the persimmons = 500 g
Fraction of the fruits Kimberly bought that were persimmons
=
PersimmonsTotal fruits=
5001800=
518 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Kimberly spent on persimmons
= (500 ÷ 100) x 94
= 5 x 94
= 470¢
= $4.70
Amount that Kimberly spent on guavas
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 8 x 1.30
= $10.40
Amount that Kimberly spent on dragonfruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 70
= 5 x 70
= 350¢
= $3.50 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
518; (b) 3, $3.50