Yoko baked cheese, mocca and apple croissants. There were half as many apple croissants as mocca croissants and an equal number of apple croissants as cheese croissants. The cost of each croissant is given as shown.
1 apple croissant: $1.50
1 mocca croissant: $1.20
1 cheese croissant: $1.10
If she collected $185 from selling all the croissants, how many mocca croissants were there?
|
Apple |
Mocca |
Cheese |
Ratio of croissants |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 croissants |
$1.50 |
$1.20 |
$1.10 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
2.4 u |
1.1 u |
Apple croissants : Mocca croissants : Cheese croissants
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the croissants
= 1.5 u + 2.4 u + 1.1 u
= 5 u
5 u = 185
1 u = 185 ÷ 5 = 37
Number of mocca croissants
= 2 u
= 2 x 37
= 74
Answer(s): 74