Jade bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Peaches |
64¢ |
(2) Pears |
$1.30 |
(3) Mangosteens |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jade bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jade bought were peaches? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jade 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
= 700 + 500 + 400
= 1600 g
Mass of the peaches = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Jade bought that were peaches
=
PeachesTotal fruits=
7001600=
716 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jade spent on peaches
= (700 ÷ 100) x 64
= 7 x 64
= 448¢
= $4.48
Amount that Jade spent on pears
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 5 x 1.30
= $6.50
Amount that Jade spent on mangosteens
= (400 ÷ 100) x 80
= 4 x 80
= 320¢
= $3.20 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
716; (b) 3, $3.20