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4MA1/2F Jun 2020, Question 17: Direct Proportion in Real Life

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2F (Foundation) · Calculator · 6 marks

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The question, in short

Use the 6-person apple crumble recipe to scale butter for 14 people, find group size from 630 g oats, and split 162 cakes in ratio 2:7.

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Part (a) · 2 marks

Scale the 150 g butter from the 6-person recipe up to 14 people and state the amount needed.

  1. 1150 ÷ 6 = 25
  2. 225 × 14 = 350

Answer350

Part (b) · 2 marks

Using 630 g of oats, work out how many people Alison is making crumble for.

  1. 1630 ÷ 90 = 7
  2. 27 × 6 = 42

Answer42

Part (c) · 2 marks

Given lemon to chocolate cakes ratio 2:7 and 162 cakes total, find the number of lemon cakes.

  1. 12 + 7 = 9
  2. 2162 ÷ 9 = 18
  3. 318 × 2 = 36

Answer36

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