Julie bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Peaches |
88¢ |
(2) Mangosteens |
$1.30 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Julie bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Julie bought were passion fruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Julie spend the least 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
= 300 + 900 + 800
= 2000 g
Mass of the passion fruits = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Julie bought that were passion fruits
=
Passion FruitsTotal fruits=
8002000=
25 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Julie spent on peaches
= (300 ÷ 100) x 88
= 3 x 88
= 264¢
= $2.64 (Least)
Amount that Julie spent on mangosteens
= (900 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 9 x 1.30
= $11.70
Amount that Julie spent on passion fruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 60
= 8 x 60
= 480¢
= $4.80
Answer(s): (a)
25; (b) 1, $2.64