Yen baked durian, mocca and strawberry macarons. There were half as many strawberry macarons as mocca macarons and an equal number of strawberry macarons as durian macarons. The cost of each macaron is given as shown.
1 strawberry macaron: $1.70
1 mocca macaron: $1.20
1 durian macaron: $1.30
If she collected $243 from selling all the macarons, how many mocca macarons were there?
|
Strawberry |
Mocca |
Durian |
Ratio of macarons |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 macarons |
$1.70 |
$1.20 |
$1.30 |
Total Value |
1.7 u |
2.4 u |
1.3 u |
Strawberry macarons : Mocca macarons : Durian macarons
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the macarons
= 1.7 u + 2.4 u + 1.3 u
= 5.4 u
5.4 u = 243
1 u = 243 ÷ 5.4 = 45
Number of mocca macarons
= 2 u
= 2 x 45
= 90
Answer(s): 90