Zara bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Grapefruits |
99¢ |
(2) Kiwis |
$1.10 |
(3) Mangosteens |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Zara bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Zara bought were mangosteens? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Zara 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
= 400 + 500 + 700
= 1600 g
Mass of the mangosteens = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Zara bought that were mangosteens
=
MangosteensTotal fruits=
7001600=
716 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Zara spent on grapefruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 99
= 4 x 99
= 396¢
= $3.96 (Least)
Amount that Zara spent on kiwis
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 5 x 1.10
= $5.50
Amount that Zara spent on mangosteens
= (700 ÷ 100) x 80
= 7 x 80
= 560¢
= $5.60
Answer(s): (a)
716; (b) 1, $3.96