A bakery made some lotus paste, curry and beef muffins. For every 2 lotus paste muffins that were made, 1 beef muffin were made. For every 8 lotus paste muffins that were made, 7 curry muffins were made.
- Find the ratio of the number of lotus paste muffins to curry muffins to beef muffins made.
- After the bakery made another 44 beef muffins, 25% of the muffins now were beef muffins. How many lotus paste muffins did the bakery make?
(a)
Lotus Paste |
Curry |
Beef |
2x4 |
|
1x4 |
8x1 |
7x1 |
|
8 u |
7 u |
4 u |
Lotus Paste : Curry : Beef
8 : 7 : 4
(b)
|
Lotus Paste |
Curry |
Beef |
Before |
15 u |
4 u |
Change |
No change |
+ 44 |
After |
3x5 = 15 u |
1x5 = 5 u |
Total number of lotus paste and curry muffins
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
Increase in the number of beef muffins
= 5 u - 4 u
= 1 u
1 u = 44
Number of lotus paste muffins
= 8 u
= 8 x 44
= 352
Answer(s): (a) 8 : 7 : 4 ; (b) 352