A bakery made some lotus paste, chocolate and beef croissants. For every 2 lotus paste croissants that were made, 1 beef croissant were made. For every 5 lotus paste croissants that were made, 4 chocolate croissants were made.
- Find the ratio of the number of lotus paste croissants to chocolate croissants to beef croissants made.
- After the bakery made another 68 beef croissants, 25% of the croissants now were beef croissants. How many lotus paste croissants did the bakery make?
(a)
Lotus Paste |
Chocolate |
Beef |
2x5 |
|
1x5 |
5x2 |
4x2 |
|
10 u |
8 u |
5 u |
Lotus Paste : Chocolate : Beef
10 : 8 : 5
(b)
|
Lotus Paste |
Chocolate |
Beef |
Before |
18 u |
5 u |
Change |
No change |
+ 68 |
After |
3x6 = 18 u |
1x6 = 6 u |
Total number of lotus paste and chocolate croissants
= 8 u + 10 u
= 18 u
Increase in the number of beef croissants
= 6 u - 5 u
= 1 u
1 u = 68
Number of lotus paste croissants
= 10 u
= 10 x 68
= 680
Answer(s): (a) 10 : 8 : 5 ; (b) 680