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Numeracy Intermediate November 2023 Unit 1 Q3

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec14 marksPercentagesRatio & Basic ProportionUnits & Time

3.

(a) Tomos uses the recipe below to make mushroom risotto.
This recipe serves 4 people.
Mushroom Risotto serves 4 people
400 g mushrooms
8 spring onions
25 g butter
200 g rice
1 litre stock
50 g cheese
(i) How many cm3 of stock would Tomos need to make mushroom risotto for 10 people? [3]

…………… cm3 of stock

(ii) How many kilograms of rice would Tomos need to make mushroom risotto for 48 people? [2]

…………… kg of rice

(iii) Write the ratio of the quantities of butter to rice to cheese in its simplest form. [2]

butter : rice : cheese  =  …………… : …………… : ……………

(iv) Tomos wants to estimate, in ounces, the mass of the mushrooms he would need to make risotto for 4 people.
He knows that 1 ounce ≈ 28 grams.
Calculate an estimate for the mass of mushrooms, in ounces, that Tomos needs.
You must show all your working. [2]
(b) The table below shows the amount of nutrition in one serving of mushroom risotto.
Nutrition per serving
FatCarbohydratesSugarsFibreProteinSalt
15 g37 g6 g5 g14 g1 g
(i) A serving of mushroom risotto gives \(\frac{1}{6}\) of the maximum amount of salt recommended per day for anyone aged 11 or older.

What is the maximum amount of salt recommended per day for anyone aged 11 or older?
Circle your answer. [1]

1 g     5 g     6 g     10 g     60 g

(ii) The formula below gives the daily recommended mass of protein.

Mass of protein in grams = 0·8 × body mass in kg

Tomos has a body mass of 70 kg.
What percentage of his daily recommended mass of protein is there in one serving of mushroom risotto? [4]