Gabby baked durian, apple and mocca puffs. There were one-third as many mocca puffs as apple puffs and an equal number of mocca puffs as durian puffs. The cost of each puff is given as shown.
1 mocca puff: $1.10
1 apple puff: $1.80
1 durian puff: $1.50
If she collected $152 from selling all the puffs, how many apple puffs were there?
|
Mocca |
Apple |
Durian |
Ratio of puffs |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 puffs |
$1.10 |
$1.80 |
$1.50 |
Total Value |
1.1 u |
5.4 u |
1.5 u |
Mocca puffs : Apple puffs : Durian puffs
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the puffs
= 1.1 u + 5.4 u + 1.5 u
= 8 u
8 u = 152
1 u = 152 ÷ 8 = 19
Number of apple puffs
= 3 u
= 3 x 19
= 57
Answer(s): 57