4400 Higher June 2004 Paper 4 Q5

EdexcelHigherOld spec3 marksRatio & Basic Proportion

5 Plumbers’ solder is made from tin and lead.
The ratio of the weight of tin to the weight of lead is \(1 : 2\)

(a) Work out the weight of tin and the weight of lead in 120 grams of plumbers’ solder. (2)
(b) What weight of plumbers’ solder contains 25 grams of tin? (1)