Cathy bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Guavas |
76¢ |
(2) Dragonfruits |
$1.30 |
(3) Peaches |
70¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Cathy bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Cathy bought were guavas? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Cathy 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
= 700 + 400 + 700
= 1800 g
Mass of the guavas = 700 g
Fraction of the fruits Cathy bought that were guavas
=
GuavasTotal fruits=
7001800=
718 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Cathy spent on guavas
= (700 ÷ 100) x 76
= 7 x 76
= 532¢
= $5.32
Amount that Cathy spent on dragonfruits
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20
Amount that Cathy spent on peaches
= (700 ÷ 100) x 70
= 7 x 70
= 490¢
= $4.90 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
718; (b) 3, $4.90