PSLE Lucy baked a total of 42 large and small cakes in the ratio of 4 : 3. She decorated each cake with some cherries in the ratio of 7 : 4. She used a total of 242 cherries to decorate all the small cakes and 7 large cakes.
- How many small cakes did Lucy bake?
- What was the number of cherries used to decorate all the small cakes?
- How many more cherries did Lucy need to decorate the remaining large cakes?
(a)
Fraction of the cakes that were large ones =
44 + 3 =
47Number of large cakes
=
47 x 42
= 24
Number of small cakes
= 42 - 24
= 18
|
Large cakes |
Small cakes |
Total |
Number |
7 |
18 |
|
Value |
7 u |
4 u |
|
Total value |
49 u |
72 u |
121 u |
(b)
Number of cherries used to decorate 7 large cakes and 18 small cakes
= 49 u + 72 u
= 121 u
121 u = 242
1 u = 242 ÷ 121 = 2
Number of cherries used to decorate all the small cakes
= 72 u
= 72 x 2
= 144
(c)
Number of cherries to decorate one large cake
= 7 u
= 7 x 2
= 14
Number of remaining large cakes that were decorated yet
= 24 - 7
= 17
Number of more cherries that Lucy needed to decorate the remaining large cakes
= 17 x 14
= 238
Answer(s): (a) 18; (b) 144; (c) 238