Question

Steph makes scones in three flavours: cheese, fruit and plain.

She makes:

• 4 times as many fruit scones as cheese scones,

• 3 times as many plain scones as cheese scones.

She sells each scone for the same price.
She makes a total of £96 from the sale of all the scones.

How much does she make from the sale of the plain scones?

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Answer 1

Answer: £6 Step-by-step explanation: Let Plain scones = x Cheese scones = 3x Fruits scones = 4(3x) = 12x Total price of scones = £96 She sells each scone for the same price. Total price of scones = Plain scones + Cheese scones + Fruits scones 96 = x + 3x + 12x 96 = 16x Divide both sides by 16 x = 96/16 = 6 Plain scones = x = £6 Cheese scones = 3x = 3(6) = £18 Fruits scones = 4(3x) = 12x = 12(6) = £72 How much does she make from the sale of the plain scones? She made £6 from the plain scones