An artist is making orange paint by mixing red paint (x x\,x ml) and yellow paint (y y\,y ml) in the ratio 8:11
Use this information to draw a graph showing the relationship between the amount of red paint and the amount of yellow paint used.

The artist decides to use 50ml of yellow paint. Use your graph to work out how much red paint he should use.
60 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Maths Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.