Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec7 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

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(a) Lucy and Ben share £42.
Lucy’s share is £30.

Write the ratio   Lucy’s share : Ben’s share   in its simplest form. [2]

(b) The ratio 2.5 metres to 70 centimetres can be written in the form 1 : \(n\).

Find the value of \(n\). [2]

(c) Water flows at a steady rate from a tap.
It takes 50 seconds to fill a 5 litre watering can from this tap.

The rate at which water flows from the tap is halved.

(i) Complete.

5 litres = …………… cm\(^3\) [1]

(ii) Find the rate at which the water is now flowing from the tap.

Give your answer in cubic centimetres per second (cm\(^3\)/s). [2]