Wendy baked durian, banana and cheese cupcakes. There were one-third as many cheese cupcakes as banana cupcakes and an equal number of cheese cupcakes as durian cupcakes. The cost of each cupcake is given as shown.
1 cheese cupcake: $1.90
1 banana cupcake: $1.30
1 durian cupcake: $1.80
If she collected $152 from selling all the cupcakes, how many banana cupcakes were there?
|
Cheese |
Banana |
Durian |
Ratio of cupcakes |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 cupcakes |
$1.90 |
$1.30 |
$1.80 |
Total Value |
1.9 u |
3.9 u |
1.8 u |
Cheese cupcakes : Banana cupcakes : Durian cupcakes
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the cupcakes
= 1.9 u + 3.9 u + 1.8 u
= 7.6 u
7.6 u = 152
1 u = 152 ÷ 7.6 = 20
Number of banana cupcakes
= 3 u
= 3 x 20
= 60
Answer(s): 60