Yoko baked cream, mocca and banana wafers. There were one-third as many banana wafers as mocca wafers and an equal number of banana wafers as cream wafers. The cost of each wafer is given as shown.
1 banana wafer: $1.40
1 mocca wafer: $1.40
1 cream wafer: $1.90
If she collected $270 from selling all the wafers, how many mocca wafers were there?
|
Banana |
Mocca |
Cream |
Ratio of wafers |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 wafers |
$1.40 |
$1.40 |
$1.90 |
Total Value |
1.4 u |
4.2 u |
1.9 u |
Banana wafers : Mocca wafers : Cream wafers
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the wafers
= 1.4 u + 4.2 u + 1.9 u
= 7.5 u
7.5 u = 270
1 u = 270 ÷ 7.5 = 36
Number of mocca wafers
= 3 u
= 3 x 36
= 108
Answer(s): 108