Raeann baked apple, banana and coffee scones. There were one-quarter as many coffee scones as banana scones and an equal number of coffee scones as apple scones. The cost of each scone is given as shown.
1 coffee scone: $1.70
1 banana scone: $1.80
1 apple scone: $1.10
If she collected $240 from selling all the scones, how many banana scones were there?
|
Coffee |
Banana |
Apple |
Ratio of scones |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 scones |
$1.70 |
$1.80 |
$1.10 |
Total Value |
1.7 u |
7.2 u |
1.1 u |
Coffee scones : Banana scones : Apple scones
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the scones
= 1.7 u + 7.2 u + 1.1 u
= 10 u
10 u = 240
1 u = 240 ÷ 10 = 24
Number of banana scones
= 4 u
= 4 x 24
= 96
Answer(s): 96