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Proportions

1) Elijahrunsago-karttrack.Ittakes12litresofpetroltorace8go-kartsfor20minutes.Petrol

costs1.37perlitre.

a) 6go-kartsused18litresofpetrol.Howmanyminutesdidtheyracefor?

..minutes
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b)Howmuchdoesthepetrolcosttorun8go-kartsfor45minutes?

[3marks]

2)Sketchthefollowingproportionsontheaxesbelowthem.

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Proportions

3)Roundabendonarailwaytracktheheightdifference(hmm)betweentheouterandinner
railsmustvaryindirectproportiontothesquareofthemaximumpermittedspeed(Skm/h)

a) WhenS=50,h=35.Calculatehw
henS=40.

h=..

b)Themaximumspeedonabendistobeincreasedby30%.Whatwillbethepercentage
increase

intheheightdifferencebetweentheouterandtheinnerrails?

..%
[4marks]

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