Jane bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Lemons |
78¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.20 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Jane bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Jane bought were lemons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Jane 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
= 800 + 800 + 900
= 2500 g
Mass of the lemons = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Jane bought that were lemons
=
LemonsTotal fruits=
8002500=
825 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Jane spent on lemons
= (800 ÷ 100) x 78
= 8 x 78
= 624¢
= $6.24
Amount that Jane spent on dragonfruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 8 x 1.20
= $9.60 (Most)
Amount that Jane spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 90
= 9 x 90
= 810¢
= $8.10
Answer(s): (a)
825; (b) 2, $9.60