Raeann baked banana, strawberry and apple cupcakes. There were one-quarter as many apple cupcakes as strawberry cupcakes and an equal number of apple cupcakes as banana cupcakes. The cost of each cupcake is given as shown.
1 apple cupcake: $1.50
1 strawberry cupcake: $1.60
1 banana cupcake: $1.60
If she collected $228 from selling all the cupcakes, how many strawberry cupcakes were there?
|
Apple |
Strawberry |
Banana |
Ratio of cupcakes |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 cupcakes |
$1.50 |
$1.60 |
$1.60 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
6.4 u |
1.6 u |
Apple cupcakes : Strawberry cupcakes : Banana cupcakes
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the cupcakes
= 1.5 u + 6.4 u + 1.6 u
= 9.5 u
9.5 u = 228
1 u = 228 ÷ 9.5 = 24
Number of strawberry cupcakes
= 4 u
= 4 x 24
= 96
Answer(s): 96