Missing apps in Applications Folder

I recently installed Yosemite on a clean hard drive. I reinstalled all my purchased apps from the app store. All the apps appear in Launchpad but several don't show up in the Finder applications folder. Aperture, iPhoto, Numbers, Pages and Photoshop Elements are present in Launchpad but missing from the applications folder. Since they are not in the applications folder I can't include them in stacks of similar programs and launch them from the dock. I have to launch from Launchpad and they all launch just fine. This isn't a real big deal but it's inconvenient. Any ideas why the apps aren't listed in the applications folder?
I am running a 2.8 GHz eight core 2008 Mac Pro with 6 GB memory and 8 TB storage.

Hi paranomasian
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the programs are install but are not in the Application folder. I would recommend that you read this article, you may be able to find the programs this way and add them to the dock.
OS X Yosemite: Spotlight Suggestions
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Have a great day,
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