Mathematics 0580: RATIO AND PROPORTION Topical Past Paper Questions

Ruta and Zoli share some money in the ratio 7 : 3. Ruta receives $420 more than Zoli. Work out how much money Ruta and Zoli each receive. > Ruta $ > Zoli $ [3]

Pedro makes cards. **(a)** He makes cards at a rate of 9 cards every 20 minutes. Work out the number of cards he makes in 8 hours. [2] **(b)** Each card costs 12 cents to make. Pedro sells each card for 50 cents. Work out his percentage profit on each card. [2]

A grocer sells potatoes, mushrooms and carrots. (a) A customer buys 3 kg of mushrooms at $1.04 per kg and 4 kg of carrots at $1.28 per kg. Calculate the total cost. (b) In one week, the ratio of the masses of vegetables sold by the grocer is potatoes : mushrooms : carrots = 11 :…