Question

David sells fruits and vegetables at the market.
a) In one week David sells 120kg of tomatoes and 80kg of grapes.
i) Write 80 kg as a fraction of the total mass of tomatoes and grapes.
Give your answer in its lowest form,

ii) Write down the ratio mass of tomatoes : mass of grapes.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

b) i) One day he sells 28kg of oranges at $1.56 per kilogram.
He also sells 35kg of apples.
The total amount he receives from selling the oranges and apples is $86.38. Calculate the price of 1 kg of apples. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

80/200 = 2/5

120:80 = 3:2