Min baked cream, strawberry and banana tarts. There were one-quarter as many banana tarts as strawberry tarts and an equal number of banana tarts as cream tarts. The cost of each tart is given as shown.
1 banana tart: $1.20
1 strawberry tart: $1.80
1 cream tart: $1.60
If she collected $170 from selling all the tarts, how many strawberry tarts were there?
|
Banana |
Strawberry |
Cream |
Ratio of tarts |
1 u |
4 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 tarts |
$1.20 |
$1.80 |
$1.60 |
Total Value |
1.2 u |
7.2 u |
1.6 u |
Banana tarts : Strawberry tarts : Cream tarts
1 : 4 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the tarts
= 1.2 u + 7.2 u + 1.6 u
= 10 u
10 u = 170
1 u = 170 ÷ 10 = 17
Number of strawberry tarts
= 4 u
= 4 x 17
= 68
Answer(s): 68