Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Ratio and proportion

Ratio and proportion — practice question

Mohsin’s farm has 600 pear trees together with 720 apple trees.
(a(i))[1]

Give pear trees : apple trees in simplest form.

(a(ii))[3]

Calculate the total mass of apples from the 720 trees in one year. Present your answer in standard form.

(b(i))[2]

Determine the mass of apples picked in that week.

(b(ii))[2]

Work out the selling price per kilogram of the apples.

(c)[5]

Calculate the percentage profit per kilogram made by the shop.

(d)[3]

How much more does he earn in 2027 than in 2018?

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