Ivory bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
78¢ |
(2) Lemons |
$1.30 |
(3) Pears |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Ivory bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Ivory bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Ivory 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
= 400 + 800 + 900
= 2100 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Ivory bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
4002100=
421 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Ivory spent on passion fruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 78
= 4 x 78
= 312¢
= $3.12
Amount that Ivory spent on lemons
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 8 x 1.30
= $10.40 (Most)
Amount that Ivory spent on pears
= (900 ÷ 100) x 70
= 9 x 70
= 630¢
= $6.30
Answer(s): (a)
421; (b) 2, $10.40