Elyse baked durian, mocca and apple macarons. There were one-quarter as many apple macarons as mocca macarons and an equal number of apple macarons as durian macarons. The cost of each macaron is given as shown.
1 apple macaron: $1.70
1 mocca macaron: $1.70
1 durian macaron: $1.50
If she collected $180 from selling all the macarons, how many mocca macarons were there?
|
Apple |
Mocca |
Durian |
Ratio of macarons |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 macarons |
$1.70 |
$1.70 |
$1.50 |
Total Value |
1.7 u |
6.8 u |
1.5 u |
Apple macarons : Mocca macarons : Durian macarons
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the macarons
= 1.7 u + 6.8 u + 1.5 u
= 10 u
10 u = 180
1 u = 180 ÷ 10 = 18
Number of mocca macarons
= 4 u
= 4 x 18
= 72
Answer(s): 72