Hazel bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Guavas |
66¢ |
(2) Grapefruits |
$1.40 |
(3) Pears |
60¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Hazel bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Hazel bought were grapefruits? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Hazel 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
= 600 + 300 + 900
= 1800 g
Mass of the grapefruits = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Hazel bought that were grapefruits
=
GrapefruitsTotal fruits=
3001800=
16 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Hazel spent on guavas
= (600 ÷ 100) x 66
= 6 x 66
= 396¢
= $3.96
Amount that Hazel spent on grapefruits
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.40
= 3 x 1.40
= $4.20
Amount that Hazel spent on pears
= (900 ÷ 100) x 60
= 9 x 60
= 540¢
= $5.40 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
16; (b) 3, $5.40