PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of croissants at a kiosk.
18 of the croissants were apple and
12 of the croissants were either strawberry or cheese. There were 3 times as many strawberry croissants as cheese croissants. What fraction of the croissants were strawberry croissants?
Number of cheese croissants = 1 u
Number of strawberry croissants = 3 u
Total number of strawberry croissants and cheese croissants
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
Fraction of the cheese croissants and strawberry croissants that is strawberry croissants =
34 Fraction of the croissants that were strawberry croissants
=
12 x
34 =
38
Answer(s): 38