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.
Practise Edexcel GCSE Maths Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 60 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.