Vanessa bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Guavas |
70¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.20 |
(3) Chikoos |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Vanessa bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought were guavas? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Vanessa 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
= 400 + 300 + 400
= 1100 g
Mass of the guavas = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Vanessa bought that were guavas
=
GuavasTotal fruits=
4001100=
411 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Vanessa spent on guavas
= (400 ÷ 100) x 70
= 4 x 70
= 280¢
= $2.80
Amount that Vanessa spent on grapefruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 3 x 1.20
= $3.60 (Most)
Amount that Vanessa spent on chikoos
= (400 ÷ 100) x 80
= 4 x 80
= 320¢
= $3.20
Answer(s): (a)
411; (b) 2, $3.60