Jean bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Chikoos |
63¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Peaches |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jean bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jean bought were chikoos? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jean 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 + 300 + 400
= 1300 g
Mass of the chikoos = 600 g
Fraction of the fruits Jean bought that were chikoos
=
ChikoosTotal fruits=
6001300=
613 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jean spent on chikoos
= (600 ÷ 100) x 63
= 6 x 63
= 378¢
= $3.78
Amount that Jean spent on grapefruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 3 x 1.10
= $3.30
Amount that Jean spent on peaches
= (400 ÷ 100) x 80
= 4 x 80
= 320¢
= $3.20 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
613; (b) 3, $3.20