Marion spent
310 of her money on 4 cupcakes and 8 macarons. If each cupcake costs four times as much as a macaron, how many cupcakes could Marion buy with the rest of her money?
| |
Cupcakes |
Macarons |
| Number |
4 |
8 |
| Value |
4 u |
1 u |
| Total value |
16 u |
8 u |
Cost of 1 macaron = 1 u
Cost of 1 cupcake = 4 u
Total cost of 4 cupcakes and 8 macarons
= 4 x 4 u + 8 x 1 u
= 24 u
Fraction of Marion's money left
= 1 -
310 =
710310 of Marion's money = 24 u
110 of Marion's money = 24 u ÷ 3 = 8 u
710 of Marion's money = 8 u x 7 = 56 u
Number of cupcakes that Marion could buy
= 56 u ÷ 4 u
= 14
Answer(s): 14
