Barbara bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Guavas |
88¢ |
(2) Peaches |
$1.30 |
(3) Dragonfruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Barbara bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Barbara bought were dragonfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Barbara 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
= 600 + 500 + 900
= 2000 g
Mass of the dragonfruits = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Barbara bought that were dragonfruits
=
DragonfruitsTotal fruits=
9002000=
920 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Barbara spent on guavas
= (600 ÷ 100) x 88
= 6 x 88
= 528¢
= $5.28 (Least)
Amount that Barbara spent on peaches
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 5 x 1.30
= $6.50
Amount that Barbara spent on dragonfruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 70
= 9 x 70
= 630¢
= $6.30
Answer(s): (a)
920; (b) 1, $5.28