Shannon baked pandan, banana and blueberry scones. There were one-third as many blueberry scones as banana scones and an equal number of blueberry scones as pandan scones. The cost of each scone is given as shown.
1 blueberry scone: $1.50
1 banana scone: $1.80
1 pandan scone: $1.40
If she collected $166 from selling all the scones, how many banana scones were there?
|
Blueberry |
Banana |
Pandan |
Ratio of scones |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 scones |
$1.50 |
$1.80 |
$1.40 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
5.4 u |
1.4 u |
Blueberry scones : Banana scones : Pandan scones
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the scones
= 1.5 u + 5.4 u + 1.4 u
= 8.3 u
8.3 u = 166
1 u = 166 ÷ 8.3 = 20
Number of banana scones
= 3 u
= 3 x 20
= 60
Answer(s): 60