Zoe bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Chikoos |
72¢ |
(2) Lemons |
$1.20 |
(3) Passion Fruits |
90¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Zoe bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Zoe bought were lemons? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Zoe 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 + 300 + 900
= 2000 g
Mass of the lemons = 300 g
Fraction of the fruits Zoe bought that were lemons
=
LemonsTotal fruits=
3002000=
320 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Zoe spent on chikoos
= (800 ÷ 100) x 72
= 8 x 72
= 576¢
= $5.76
Amount that Zoe spent on lemons
= (300 ÷ 100) x 1.20
= 3 x 1.20
= $3.60
Amount that Zoe spent on passion fruits
= (900 ÷ 100) x 90
= 9 x 90
= 810¢
= $8.10 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
320; (b) 3, $8.10