
Ratio and proportion
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Orbiting billiard balls
What angle is needed for a ball to do a circuit of the billiard table and then pass through its original position? -
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Cereal mix
A farmer is supplying a mix of seeds, nuts and dried apricots to a manufacturer of crunchy cereal bars. What combination of ingredients costing £5 per kg could he supply? -
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Little man
The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks? -
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Nutty mixture
Use the ratio of cashew nuts to peanuts to find out how many peanuts Rachel has. What would the ratio be if Rachel and Marianne mixed their bags? -
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Blackcurrantiest
Can you decide whose drink has the strongest blackcurrant flavour from these pictures?