1MA0 Higher June 2017 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelHigherOld spec6 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

6 Babajan makes breakfast cereal.
She mixes nuts, raisins and oats in the ratio 3 : 2 : 5 by weight.

On Monday, Babajan uses 60 grams of nuts.

(a) Work out the weight of raisins and the weight of oats she uses to make the breakfast cereal. (3)

On Tuesday, Babajan makes 300 grams of the breakfast cereal.

500 grams of nuts cost £8

(b) Work out the cost of the nuts used to make 300 grams of the breakfast cereal. (3)