Shannon baked durian, cheese and blueberry croissants. There were one-third as many blueberry croissants as cheese croissants and an equal number of blueberry croissants as durian croissants. The cost of each croissant is given as shown.
1 blueberry croissant: $1.50
1 cheese croissant: $1.40
1 durian croissant: $1.30
If she collected $259 from selling all the croissants, how many cheese croissants were there?
|
Blueberry |
Cheese |
Durian |
Ratio of croissants |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 croissants |
$1.50 |
$1.40 |
$1.30 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
4.2 u |
1.3 u |
Blueberry croissants : Cheese croissants : Durian croissants
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the croissants
= 1.5 u + 4.2 u + 1.3 u
= 7 u
7 u = 259
1 u = 259 ÷ 7 = 37
Number of cheese croissants
= 3 u
= 3 x 37
= 111
Answer(s): 111