Ivory bought three types of fruits. The prices are given.
Types of fruits |
Price per 100 g of fruits |
(1) Mangosteens |
66¢ |
(2) Mangoes |
$1.30 |
(3) Chikoos |
80¢ |
The bar graph shows the mass of each type of fruits Ivory bought.
- What fraction of the fruits Ivory bought were mangoes? Give your answer in the simplest form.
- Which type of fruits did Ivory 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
= 400 + 400 + 900
= 1700 g
Mass of the mangoes = 400 g
Fraction of the fruits Ivory bought that were mangoes
=
MangoesTotal fruits=
4001700=
417 (b)
100¢ = $1
Amount that Ivory spent on mangosteens
= (400 ÷ 100) x 66
= 4 x 66
= 264¢
= $2.64
Amount that Ivory spent on mangoes
= (400 ÷ 100) x 1.30
= 4 x 1.30
= $5.20
Amount that Ivory spent on chikoos
= (900 ÷ 100) x 80
= 9 x 80
= 720¢
= $7.20 (Most)
Answer(s): (a)
417; (b) 3, $7.20