Zara bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Peaches |
70¢ |
(2) Starfruits |
$1.20 |
(3) Pomegranates |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Zara bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Zara bought were starfruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Zara 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 starfruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Zara bought that were starfruits
=
StarfruitsTotal fruits=
4001900=
419 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Zara spent on peaches
= (600 ÷ 100) x 70
= 6 x 70
= 420¢
= $4.20
Amount that Zara spent on starfruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 4 x 1.20
= $4.80
Amount that Zara spent on pomegranates
= (900 ÷ 100) x 90
= 9 x 90
= 810¢
= $8.10 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
419; (b) 3, $8.10