Jean bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
69¢ |
(2) Persimmons |
$1.30 |
(3) Starfruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jean bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jean bought were starfruits? 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 + 700 + 900
= 2200 g
Mass of the starfruits = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Jean bought that were starfruits
=
StarfruitsTotal fruits=
9002200=
922 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jean spent on lemons
= (600 ÷ 100) x 69
= 6 x 69
= 414¢
= $4.14 (Least)
Amount that Jean spent on persimmons
= (700 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 7 x 1.30
= $9.10
Amount that Jean spent on starfruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 60
= 9 x 60
= 540¢
= $5.40
Answer(s): (a)
922; (b) 1, $4.14