Natalie baked cream, strawberry and banana croissants. There were one-third as many banana croissants as strawberry croissants and an equal number of banana croissants as cream croissants. The cost of each croissant is given as shown.
1 banana croissant: $1.80
1 strawberry croissant: $1.80
1 cream croissant: $1.30
If she collected $221 from selling all the croissants, how many strawberry croissants were there?
|
Banana |
Strawberry |
Cream |
Ratio of croissants |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 croissants |
$1.80 |
$1.80 |
$1.30 |
Total Value |
1.8 u |
5.4 u |
1.3 u |
Banana croissants : Strawberry croissants : Cream croissants
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the croissants
= 1.8 u + 5.4 u + 1.3 u
= 8.5 u
8.5 u = 221
1 u = 221 ÷ 8.5 = 26
Number of strawberry croissants
= 3 u
= 3 x 26
= 78
Answer(s): 78