1. The distance between Heysham and the Isle of Man is 80 km.

A hovercraft travels at 50 km per hour.

How long does the journey take?

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2. Harry drives 182 miles.

His average speed is 35 miles per hour.

How long does the journey take?

Give your answer in hours and minutes.

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Answer ...................... hours ..................... minutes

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3. Charles drove 132 miles at an average speed of 55 mph.

Calculate the time taken for this journey.

Give your answer in hours and minutes.

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Answer .................... hours .................... minutes

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4. (a) Selina takes 1 2 hours to cycle 12 miles.What is her average cycling speed?

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Answer ........................................... miles per hour

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 (b) Michael cycled 15 km at an average speed of 18 km/h.

How many minutes did his journey take?

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Answer ..................................................... minutes

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5. The distance-time graph shows the journey of a train between two stations.
The stations are 6 kilometres apart.

D is ta n c e 4
(k ilo m e tre s )
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
T im e (m in u te s )

(a) During the journey the train stopped at a signal. For how long was the train
stopped?

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Answer ................................................... minutes

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(b) What was the average speed of the train for the whole journey? Give your answer
in kilometres per hour.

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Answer .............................. kilometres per hour

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6. Wayne cycles from Newcastle to Ashington, a distance of 20 miles.
The diagram shows the distance-time graph of his journey.

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D is ta n c e
fro m
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1 0 .0 0 1 1 .0 0 1 2 .0 0 1 3 .0 0 1 4 .0 0 T im e

(a) Describe what is happening between 12.00 and 13.00

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(b) How far does Wayne travel in the first 2 hours of his journey?

Answer ....................................................... miles

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(c) What is Wayne’s average speed over the first 2 hours of his journey?

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Answer ......................................................... mph

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(d) Darren travels from Ashington to Newcastle by bus.

He leaves Ashington at 10.00 and arrives in Newcastle at 11.00
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 On the diagram draw a possible distance-time graph of Darren’s journey.
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7. The diagram shows the travel graph of a train.

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fro m
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(k m ) 40

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0 20 40 60 80 100 120
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(a) Find the greatest speed at which the train travelled.

Give your answer in km/h.

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(b) Calculate the average speed for the whole journey in km/h.

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8. (a) Lauren cycles from home to work.

The travel graph of her journey is shown.

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0
0800 0810 0820 0830 0840
T im e

What is Lauren’s average speed in kilometres per hour?

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 Answer ................................................. km/h
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(b) Tom lives 2 kilometres from work.

He walks to work at an average speed of 5 km/h.
He s home at 0845.
At what time does he arrive at work?

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9. The distance, by boat, from Poole Quay to Wareham is 12 miles. The diagram shows the
distance-time graph of a boat trip from Poole Quay to Wareham and back.

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10
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fro m 8
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0
1100 1200 1300 1400 1500
T im e

(a) Describe what happened to the speed of the boat at 1200 hours.

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 (b) How long did the boat stay in Wareham?

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Answer ................hours ................ minutes

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(c) What was the average speed of the boat on the return journey from Wareham to
Poole Quay?

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Answer ................................miles per hour

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10. The graph shows a train journey from A to D, stopping at B and C.

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D is ta n c e (k m ) 20

B 10

A 0
1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 1050
T im e

(a) What is the time when the train leaves B?

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(b) How far is it from A to C ?

Answer .................................................................. km
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(c) During which part of the journey did the train travel the fastest?
Explain your answer.

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(d) Calculate the speed of the train from A to B in kilometres per hour.

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Answer ............................................................... km/h

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11. The graph shows a train journey.

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75
D is ta n c e
fro m s ta rt
(k m )
50 B C

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A F
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(a) What is happening from B to C?

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(b) Which part of the journey is faster, from A to B or from C to D?

Explain your answer.

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(c) How far did the train travel altogether?

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Answer ................................................................ km
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