Foundation June 2018 Paper 3 Q12

AQACurrent spec6 marksDecimalsRatio & Basic Proportion

12 A takeaway sells 10-inch pizzas and 12-inch pizzas.

Here is some information about the numbers sold in two weeks.

Week 1

10-inch512
12-inch231
Total743

Week 2

Frequency tree for week 2. 1065 pizzas: 10-inch 758 (Normal price 396, Offer 362); 12-inch 307 (Normal price 164, Offer 143)
(a) In each week a proportion of the pizzas sold were 10-inch.

In which week was this proportion greater?

Show working to support your answer. [2 marks]

(b) The table shows the profit or loss the takeaway makes on each pizza.
Normal priceOffer price
10-inch£3.74 profit51p loss
12-inch£5.29 profit4p loss

In week 1 the total profit was £1895.55

At the end of week 1 the takeaway spent £175 on adverts.

Was the increase in profit in week 2 more than the cost of the adverts?

You must show your working. [4 marks]