Gwen baked durian, strawberry and pandan muffins. There were half as many pandan muffins as strawberry muffins and an equal number of pandan muffins as durian muffins. The cost of each muffin is given as shown.
1 pandan muffin: $1.40
1 strawberry muffin: $1.30
1 durian muffin: $1.70
If she collected $228 from selling all the muffins, how many strawberry muffins were there?
|
Pandan |
Strawberry |
Durian |
Ratio of muffins |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 muffins |
$1.40 |
$1.30 |
$1.70 |
Total Value |
1.4 u |
2.6 u |
1.7 u |
Pandan muffins : Strawberry muffins : Durian muffins
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the muffins
= 1.4 u + 2.6 u + 1.7 u
= 5.7 u
5.7 u = 228
1 u = 228 ÷ 5.7 = 40
Number of strawberry muffins
= 2 u
= 2 x 40
= 80
Answer(s): 80