Dana baked durian, strawberry and mocca muffins. There were half as many mocca muffins as strawberry muffins and an equal number of mocca muffins as durian muffins. The cost of each muffin is given as shown.
1 mocca muffin: $1.40
1 strawberry muffin: $1.90
1 durian muffin: $1.80
If she collected $259 from selling all the muffins, how many strawberry muffins were there?
|
Mocca |
Strawberry |
Durian |
Ratio of muffins |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 muffins |
$1.40 |
$1.90 |
$1.80 |
Total Value |
1.4 u |
3.8 u |
1.8 u |
Mocca muffins : Strawberry muffins : Durian muffins
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the muffins
= 1.4 u + 3.8 u + 1.8 u
= 7 u
7 u = 259
1 u = 259 ÷ 7 = 37
Number of strawberry muffins
= 2 u
= 2 x 37
= 74
Answer(s): 74