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Question 3

This is a list of ingredients for making a beef stew for 4 people.

Ingredients for 4 people:

400 g beef
300 g potatoes
200 g carrots
500 ml beef stock
2 onions

Tom wants to make a beef stew for 10 people.

Here is a list of the amount of each ingredient Tom has in his cupboard. 1.1 kg beef
700 g potatoes
600 g carrots
1.2 litres beef stock
4 onions

Work out which ingredients Tom needs to buy more of. You must show all of your working.

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Proportion Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  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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