Nora bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Guavas |
99¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.10 |
(3) Mangosteens |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Nora bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Nora bought were guavas? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Nora 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
= 900 + 500 + 600
= 2000 g
Mass of the guavas = 900 g
Fraction of the fruits Nora bought that were guavas
=
GuavasTotal fruits=
9002000=
920 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Nora spent on guavas
= (900 ÷ 100) x 99
= 9 x 99
= 891¢
= $8.91
Amount that Nora spent on grapefruits
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.10
= 5 x 1.10
= $5.50
Amount that Nora spent on mangosteens
= (600 ÷ 100) x 90
= 6 x 90
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
920; (b) 3, $5.40