Raeann bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Passion Fruits |
62¢ |
(2) Persimmons |
$1.20 |
(3) Guavas |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Raeann bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Raeann bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Raeann 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
= 900 + 300 + 500
= 1700 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Raeann bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
9001700=
917 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Raeann spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 62
= 9 x 62
= 558¢
= $5.58
Amount that Raeann spent on persimmons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 3 x 1.20
= $3.60
Amount that Raeann spent on guavas
= (500 ÷ 100) x 70
= 5 x 70
= 350¢
= $3.50 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
917; (b) 3, $3.50