PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of muffins at a shop.
25 of the muffins were cherry and
12 of the muffins were either cheese or apricot. There were 4 times as many cheese muffins as apricot muffins. What fraction of the muffins were cheese muffins?
Number of apricot muffins = 1 u
Number of cheese muffins = 4 u
Total number of cheese muffins and apricot muffins
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
Fraction of the apricot muffins and cheese muffins that is cheese muffins =
45 Fraction of the muffins that were cheese muffins
=
12 x
45 =
25
Answer(s): 25