Elyse bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Grapefruits |
80¢ |
(2) Pomegranates |
$1.30 |
(3) Dragonfruits |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Elyse bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Elyse bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Elyse 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 + 500 + 300
= 1600 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 800 g
Fraction of the fruits Elyse bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
8001600=
12 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Elyse spent on grapefruits
= (800 ÷ 100) x 80
= 8 x 80
= 640¢
= $6.40
Amount that Elyse spent on pomegranates
= (500 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 5 x 1.30
= $6.50
Amount that Elyse spent on dragonfruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 60
= 3 x 60
= 180¢
= $1.80 (Least)
Answer(s): (a)
12; (b) 3, $1.80