Eva baked blueberry, apple and durian macarons. There were half as many durian macarons as apple macarons and an equal number of durian macarons as blueberry macarons. The cost of each macaron is given as shown.
1 durian macaron: $1.50
1 apple macaron: $1.20
1 blueberry macaron: $1.20
If she collected $255 from selling all the macarons, how many apple macarons were there?
|
Durian |
Apple |
Blueberry |
Ratio of macarons |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 macarons |
$1.50 |
$1.20 |
$1.20 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
2.4 u |
1.2 u |
Durian macarons : Apple macarons : Blueberry macarons
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the macarons
= 1.5 u + 2.4 u + 1.2 u
= 5.1 u
5.1 u = 255
1 u = 255 ÷ 5.1 = 50
Number of apple macarons
= 2 u
= 2 x 50
= 100
Answer(s): 100