Jade bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Persimmons |
87¢ |
(2) Chikoos |
$1.30 |
(3) Mangosteens |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jade bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jade bought were chikoos? 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
= 300 + 300 + 600
= 1200 g
Mass of the chikoos = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Jade bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
3001200=
14 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jade spent on persimmons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 87
= 3 x 87
= 261¢
= $2.61
Amount that Jade spent on chikoos
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 3 x 1.30
= $3.90
Amount that Jade spent on mangosteens
= (600 ÷ 100) x 90
= 6 x 90
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
14; (b) 3, $5.40