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Higher June 2017 Paper 2 Q13

EduqasHigherCurrent spec10 marksRatio & Basic ProportionSimultaneous Equations

13.

(a) Roberto buys 3 kg of carrots and 8 kg of turnips.
He plans to make soup.

The recipe he plans to use says,

‘The ratio of carrots : turnips : onions is 5 : 3 : 2.’

Roberto plans to use all of the carrots.
  • How many kilograms of turnips will he have left?
  • How many kilograms of onions will he need? [5]
(b) A farm shop sells carrots and turnips.

Hadley buys 4 kg of carrots and 5 kg of turnips.
Daisy buys 3 kg of carrots and 8 kg of turnips.
Hadley spends £4.25 and Daisy spends £5.61.

Use an algebraic method to calculate the total cost of 1 kg of carrots and 10 kg of turnips.
You must show your working. [5]