Higher November 2020 Paper 1R Q10

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec5 marksFractionsRatio & Basic Proportion

10 Alex makes 80 cakes to sell.
He makes chocolate cakes, lemon cakes and fruit cakes where

\(\begin{matrix}\text{number of}\\ \text{chocolate cakes}\end{matrix} \;:\; \begin{matrix}\text{number of}\\ \text{lemon cakes}\end{matrix} \;:\; \begin{matrix}\text{number of}\\ \text{fruit cakes}\end{matrix} \;=\; 3 : 2 : 5\)

Alex sells

  • all of the chocolate cakes
  • \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of the lemon cakes
  • \(\dfrac{7}{8}\) of the fruit cakes

The profit he makes on each cake he sells is shown in the table.

Type of cakeProfit per cake he sells
chocolate£2.00
lemon£1.70
fruit£2.40

Work out the total profit that Alex makes from the cakes he sells.

(5)