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27. Ratio, proportion and rates of change

Comparing the cost of living in two different European cities

Pupils compare the cost of living in two different European cities.

Scenario

You are a graduate who has received offers to work in either Manchester or Berlin for the next few years. You choose to base your decision on where to move on the cost of living in each city, which will impact how far your salary will go and how much you will be able to save.

Curriculum references

OCR 5.02a Solve simple problems involving quantities in direct proportion including algebraic proportions. Currency conversion. Formulate equations and solve problems involving a quantity in direct proportion to a power or root of another quantity.
AQA Edexcel R10 Solve problems involving direct and inverse proportion, including graphical and algebraic representations.