Tina bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Pears |
99¢ |
(2) Kiwis |
$1.40 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Tina bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Tina bought were pears? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Tina 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 + 600 + 900
= 2300 g
Mass of the pears = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Tina bought that were pears
=
PearsTotal fruits=
8002300=
823 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Tina spent on pears
= (800 ÷ 100) x 99
= 8 x 99
= 792¢
= $7.92
Amount that Tina spent on kiwis
= (600 ÷ 100) x 1.40
= 6 x 1.40
= $8.40 (Most)
Amount that Tina spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 70
= 9 x 70
= 630¢
= $6.30
Answer(s): (a)
823; (b) 2, $8.40