Esther baked mocca, apple and banana puffs. There were one-third as many banana puffs as apple puffs and an equal number of banana puffs as mocca puffs. The cost of each puff is given as shown.
1 banana puff: $1.50
1 apple puff: $1.10
1 mocca puff: $1.10
If she collected $177 from selling all the puffs, how many apple puffs were there?
|
Banana |
Apple |
Mocca |
Ratio of puffs |
1 u |
3 u |
1 u |
Cost of 1 puffs |
$1.50 |
$1.10 |
$1.10 |
Total Value |
1.5 u |
3.3 u |
1.1 u |
Banana puffs : Apple puffs : Mocca puffs
1 : 3 : 1
Total amount earned from selling all the puffs
= 1.5 u + 3.3 u + 1.1 u
= 5.9 u
5.9 u = 177
1 u = 177 ÷ 5.9 = 30
Number of apple puffs
= 3 u
= 3 x 30
= 90
Answer(s): 90