Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Ratio and proportion

Ratio and proportion — practice question

To make 20 biscuits, the ingredient list is: Butter: 260g Sugar: 500g Flour: 650g Rice: 425g
(a(i))[1]

Find what percentage the mass of rice is of the mass of sugar.

(a(ii))[2]

Find how much butter is needed to make 35 of these biscuits.

(a(iii))[3]

Work out the largest number of these biscuits that he can make.

(b(i))[3]

Calculate the percentage profit made on each packet.

(b(ii))[3]

Calculate what the selling price was last year.

(c)[3]

Calculate the percentage rise each year.

(d(i))[3]

Find the ratio of the number in group A to the number in group C. Write your answer in simplest form.

(d(ii))[3]

Find the total number of people employed by the company.

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