4400 Higher November 2005 Paper 4 Q2

EdexcelHigherOld spec6 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

2 Two fruit drinks, Fruto and Tropico, are sold in cartons.

(a) Fruto contains only orange and mango.
The ratio of orange to mango is 3 : 2
A carton of Fruto contains a total volume of 250 cm³.

Find the volume of orange in a carton of Fruto.

(3)

(b) Tropico contains only lemon, lime and grapefruit.
The ratios of lemon to lime to grapefruit are 1 : 2 : 5
The volume of grapefruit in a carton of Tropico is 200 cm³.

Find the total volume of Tropico in a carton.

(3)