Diana baked apple, banana and blueberry cupcakes. There were one-quarter as many blueberry cupcakes as banana cupcakes and an equal number of blueberry cupcakes as apple cupcakes. The cost of each cupcake is given as shown.
1 blueberry cupcake: $1.80
1 banana cupcake: $1.10
1 apple cupcake: $1.30
If she collected $225 from selling all the cupcakes, how many banana cupcakes were there?
|
Blueberry |
Banana |
Apple |
Ratio of cupcakes |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 cupcakes |
$1.80 |
$1.10 |
$1.30 |
Total Value |
1.8 u |
4.4 u |
1.3 u |
Blueberry cupcakes : Banana cupcakes : Apple cupcakes
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the cupcakes
= 1.8 u + 4.4 u + 1.3 u
= 7.5 u
7.5 u = 225
1 u = 225 ÷ 7.5 = 30
Number of banana cupcakes
= 4 u
= 4 x 30
= 120
Answer(s): 120