1MA0 Higher June 2012 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec4 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

6 Here are the ingredients needed to make 12 shortcakes.

Shortcakes
Makes 12 shortcakes

50 g  of sugar
200 g  of butter
200 g  of flour
10 m\(l\) of milk

Liz makes some shortcakes.
She uses 25 m\(l\) of milk.

(a) How many shortcakes does Liz make? (2)

Robert has    500 g of sugar
                      1000 g of butter
                      1000 g of flour
                      500 m\(l\) of milk

(b) Work out the greatest number of shortcakes Robert can make. (2)