Vanessa baked coffee, strawberry and durian cupcakes. There were one-third as many durian cupcakes as strawberry cupcakes and an equal number of durian cupcakes as coffee cupcakes. The cost of each cupcake is given as shown.
1 durian cupcake: $1.30
1 strawberry cupcake: $1.30
1 coffee cupcake: $1.80
If she collected $203 from selling all the cupcakes, how many strawberry cupcakes were there?
|
Durian |
Strawberry |
Coffee |
Ratio of cupcakes |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 cupcakes |
$1.30 |
$1.30 |
$1.80 |
Total Value |
1.3 u |
3.9 u |
1.8 u |
Durian cupcakes : Strawberry cupcakes : Coffee cupcakes
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the cupcakes
= 1.3 u + 3.9 u + 1.8 u
= 7 u
7 u = 203
1 u = 203 ÷ 7 = 29
Number of strawberry cupcakes
= 3 u
= 3 x 29
= 87
Answer(s): 87