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Question 21

Here are the ingredients needed to make 12 shortcakes.

Shortcakes Makes 12 shortcakes

50 g of sugar 200 g of butter 200 g of flour 10 ml of milk

a.

Liz makes some shortcakes. She uses 25 ml of milk. How many shortcakes does Liz make?

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b.

Robert has 500 g of sugar, 1000 g of butter, 1000 g of flour, 500 ml of milk. Work out the greatest number of shortcakes Robert can make.

[2]

Proportion Questions

  1. GCSE
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  3. /Proportion

Practise Edexcel GCSE Maths Proportion with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 28 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Maths (1MA1) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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