Jean bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Persimmons |
73¢ |
(2) Lemons |
$1.40 |
(3) Mangoes |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jean bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jean bought were mangoes? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jean 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 + 400 + 600
= 1600 g
Mass of the mangoes = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Jean bought that were mangoes
=
MangoesTotal fruits=
6001600=
38 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jean spent on persimmons
= (600 ÷ 100) x 73
= 6 x 73
= 438¢
= $4.38 (Least)
Amount that Jean spent on lemons
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.40
= 4 x 1.40
= $5.60
Amount that Jean spent on mangoes
= (600 ÷ 100) x 80
= 6 x 80
= 480¢
= $4.80
Answer(s): (a)
38; (b) 1, $4.38