Marion baked durian, strawberry and blueberry cupcakes. There were half as many blueberry cupcakes as strawberry cupcakes and an equal number of blueberry cupcakes as durian cupcakes. The cost of each cupcake is given as shown.
1 blueberry cupcake: $1.60
1 strawberry cupcake: $1.90
1 durian cupcake: $1.40
If she collected $204 from selling all the cupcakes, how many strawberry cupcakes were there?
|
Blueberry |
Strawberry |
Durian |
Ratio of cupcakes |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 cupcakes |
$1.60 |
$1.90 |
$1.40 |
Total Value |
1.6 u |
3.8 u |
1.4 u |
Blueberry cupcakes : Strawberry cupcakes : Durian cupcakes
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the cupcakes
= 1.6 u + 3.8 u + 1.4 u
= 6.8 u
6.8 u = 204
1 u = 204 ÷ 6.8 = 30
Number of strawberry cupcakes
= 2 u
= 2 x 30
= 60
Answer(s): 60