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Numeracy Foundation November 2017 Unit 2 Q3

3. Mair has an old family recipe for making Welsh cakes.

Ingredients for 10 Welsh cakes

8 ounces plain flour
4 ounces butter
3 ounces caster sugar
2 ounces currants
1 egg

(a) Mair wants to make 40 Welsh cakes.
Complete the recipe. [1]

Ingredients for 40 Welsh cakes
32 ounces plain flour
…………… ounces butter
12 ounces caster sugar
…………… ounces currants
4 eggs

(b) Flour is sold in packs weighing one kilogram each.
Mair knows that she needs 2 pounds of flour to make 40 Welsh cakes.
Is a one kilogram pack of flour enough?
Give a reason for your answer. [1]
(c) Mair sells Welsh cakes to a tearoom.
She sells 40 Welsh cakes every week for 12 weeks.
The weekly cost of making the Welsh cakes is £4.50.
She charges the tearoom 25p for each Welsh cake.
How much profit does Mair make in total over the 12 weeks?
Give your answer in £. [4]

Profit = £ …………………………