P6 / Catholic High / 2019 / SA2 / Paper 2 – Q13 [4 marks]

Question:

Mrs Lee baked 16 gingerbread men and 18 gingerbread trees using 552 g of flour. The amount of flour she used for 4 gingerbread men was the same as that for 7 gingerbread trees.
(a) How many gingerbread trees could she bake with the same amount of flour used for 16 gingerbread men?
(b) What was the total mass of flour used for a gingerbread man and a gingerbread tree?