Gabby baked banana, apple and mocca scones. There were half as many mocca scones as apple scones and an equal number of mocca scones as banana scones. The cost of each scone is given as shown.
1 mocca scone: $1.30
1 apple scone: $1.40
1 banana scone: $1.90
If she collected $174 from selling all the scones, how many apple scones were there?
|
Mocca |
Apple |
Banana |
Ratio of scones |
1 u |
2 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 scones |
$1.30 |
$1.40 |
$1.90 |
Total Value |
1.3 u |
2.8 u |
1.9 u |
Mocca scones : Apple scones : Banana scones
1 : 2 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the scones
= 1.3 u + 2.8 u + 1.9 u
= 6 u
6 u = 174
1 u = 174 ÷ 6 = 29
Number of apple scones
= 2 u
= 2 x 29
= 58
Answer(s): 58