1. Paint Task Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Task 7 Task 8
NC Level 6 to 7

2. What is the cheapest way to buy
Paint Task 1
What is the cheapest way to buy
1 litre?
5 litres ?
10 litres?
15 litres?
£8 per 1.5l pot
£3 per 500ml pot
Buy 3 pots and get the cheapest half price
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3. Paint Task 2
Which of the following paint mixes is the bluest shade of purple?
Red:Blue
3: : : :190
12: : : :59
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4. Paint Task 3
How much of each of the following shades can you make with 600ml of red paint and an unlimited amount of blue paint?
Red:Blue
3: : : :190
12: : : :59
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5. How much of each colour is needed for 6 litres?
Paint Task 4
‘Pale Purple Heart’ paint is made by mixing red, white and blue paint in the ratio 7:2:13
How much of each colour is needed for 6 litres?
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6. She wants ‘Purple berry’ paint with a red and blue ratio of 2:3
Paint Task 5
Jill has 1 litre of ‘Purple fire’ paint which is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:2
She wants ‘Purple berry’ paint with a red and blue ratio of 2:3
How much blue should she add?
How much Purple Berry paint will she end up with?
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7. What other ratios are possible or impossible?
Paint Task 6
‘Purple fire’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:1
‘Purple sea’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 1:3
Using litre pots of these two paints, can you create a new colour with a ratio of red:blue of 5:7?
What other ratios are possible or impossible?
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8. You have 10 litres of red and 10 litres of blue paint.
Paint Task 7
‘Purple fire’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:1
‘Purple berry’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 1:2
You have 10 litres of red and 10 litres of blue paint.
How much purple fire and purple berry paint should you make up to use up as much as possible of the red and blue paint?
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9. How much Purple berry paint can you make?
Paint Task 8
‘Purple plum’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:2
‘Purple berry’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 2:3
You have 1 litre of ‘Purple plum’ paint, 1 litre of red paint and 1 litre of blue paint.
How much Purple berry paint can you make?
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10. Paint Task 9
‘Purple fire’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:1
‘Purple sea’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 1:3
I have 6 litres of purple fire paint. How can I turn it into purple sea?
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11. What needs to be added to the mixture to make it purple fire again?
Paint Task 10
‘Purple fire’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 3:1
‘Purple sea’ paint is made by mixing red and blue paint in the ratio 1:3
1 litre of ‘Purple fire’ paint, is mixed with 500 millilitres of purple sea paint by mistake.
What needs to be added to the mixture to make it purple fire again?
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12. Purple Sea Paint (red:blue = 1:3) into
Paint Task 11
How would you change
Purple Sea Paint (red:blue = 1:3)
into
Purple Heart (red:white:blue = 7:2:11)
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