Cathy baked blueberry, strawberry and banana tarts. There were one-quarter as many banana tarts as strawberry tarts and an equal number of banana tarts as blueberry tarts. The cost of each tart is given as shown.
1 banana tart: $1.20
1 strawberry tart: $1.10
1 blueberry tart: $1.20
If she collected $238 from selling all the tarts, how many strawberry tarts were there?
|
Banana |
Strawberry |
Blueberry |
Ratio of tarts |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 tarts |
$1.20 |
$1.10 |
$1.20 |
Total Value |
1.2 u |
4.4 u |
1.2 u |
Banana tarts : Strawberry tarts : Blueberry tarts
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the tarts
= 1.2 u + 4.4 u + 1.2 u
= 6.8 u
6.8 u = 238
1 u = 238 ÷ 6.8 = 35
Number of strawberry tarts
= 4 u
= 4 x 35
= 140
Answer(s): 140