4MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 4R Q8

EdexcelHigherOld spec6 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

8 Flaky pastry is made using flour and fat in the ratio 9 : 7 by weight.
Cassie makes some flaky pastry.
She uses 175 grams of fat.

(a) Work out the weight of flour Cassie uses. (2)

Sweet pastry is made using flour, fat and sugar in the ratio 27 : 14 : 9 by weight.
Luke makes some sweet pastry.
The total weight of flour, fat and sugar he uses is 400 grams.

(b) Work out the weight of flour Luke uses. (2)

Elisha makes some flaky pastry and some sweet pastry.
She uses the same weight of flour for the flaky pastry as she does for the sweet pastry.

(c) Work out the ratio of the weight of fat she uses in the flaky pastry to the weight of fat she uses in the sweet pastry. (2)