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Numeracy Intermediate November 2024 Unit 2 Q8

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec16 marksCompound MeasuresPercentagesRatio & Basic Proportion

8.

(a)

A small packet contains four Caru chocolate cakes.

The four cakes have a total mass of 84 g.

(i)

The following information is written on the packet:

‘Caru chocolate cakes contain 600 calories per 100 g.’

Simon aims for a calorie intake of 2400 calories per day.

Today Simon eats one Caru chocolate cake.
What percentage of his daily calorie intake is this cake?
You must show all your working. [5]

(ii)

Caru chocolate cakes contain only fat, carbohydrate, protein and salt.

The ratio of the masses is
  fat : carbohydrate : protein : salt   =   1360 : 2725 : 515 : 4

How many grams of protein are there in an 84 g packet of four cakes?
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures. [3]

(b)

Cheryl keeps fit by running every day.

(i) Cheryl has a mass of 143 pounds.
What is Cheryl’s mass in kg? [2]

…………… kg

(ii)

Cheryl burns 690 calories per hour when she runs.
Eating a banana gives Cheryl 92 calories of energy.

Cheryl wants to burn off the energy in this banana.
For how many minutes would she need to run?
You must show all your working. [3]

…………… minutes

(iii) Cheryl runs at an average speed of 9 km per hour.
Yesterday morning she ran for 38 minutes.
Calculate the distance Cheryl ran yesterday morning. [3]

…………… km