1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 2 Q12
12 Breakfast cereal is put into packets.
1 kg of the cereal is used to fill 20 packets.
(a) Work out the number of grams of cereal in each packet. (2)
Here are the weights of the ingredients needed to make 100 kg of the cereal.
| oats | 28 kg |
| wheat flakes | 19 kg |
| barley flakes | 15 kg |
| fruit | 19 kg |
| nuts | 8 kg |
| seeds | 4 kg |
| other | 7 kg |
(b) Work out the weight of oats needed to fill 5000 packets of the cereal.
Give your answer in kg. (3)
Give your answer in kg. (3)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 2 | M1 for 1 kg = 1000g or \(1 \div 20\) (= 0.05) A1 cao |
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 3 | M1 for \(5000/20\) (= 250) or for \(250/100\) (= 2.5) or for \(5000/2000\) (= 2.5) M1 for \(28 \times \text{``}2.5\text{''}\) A1 cao Note: calculations may be carried out in kg or in g. |