PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of croissants at a kiosk.
18 of the croissants were vanilla and
15 of the croissants were either cherry or apricot. There were 7 times as many cherry croissants as apricot croissants. What fraction of the croissants were cherry croissants?
Number of apricot croissants = 1 u
Number of cherry croissants = 7 u
Total number of cherry croissants and apricot croissants
= 7 u + 1 u
= 8 u
Fraction of the apricot croissants and cherry croissants that is cherry croissants =
78 Fraction of the croissants that were cherry croissants
=
15 x
78 =
740
Answer(s): 740