"Full Coverage": Compound Measures & Rates of Flow

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Question 1
Categorisation: Determine the time taken given some ‘rate of work’.

[Edexcel GCSE June2006-2F Q21, June2006-4I Q7]

Bob lays 200 bricks in 1 hour. He always works at the same speed.

Work out how long it will take Bob to lay 960 bricks.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

.......................... hours

.......................... minutes

Question 2
Categorisation: Determine a distance from a speed and time.

[Edexcel IGCSE Nov-2010-4H Q2]

Anya flew from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.

The average speed for the journey was 248 km/h.
The journey time was 1 hour 15 minutes.

Work out the distance from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.

.......................... km

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Question 3
Categorisation: Determine an average speed from a distance and time.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017(R)-3H Q4]

A plane flew 8740 km from Nairobi to Hong Kong.

The flight time was 13 hours 15 minutes.

Work out the average speed of the plane.

Give your answer, in kilometres per hour, correct to the nearest whole number.

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

Question 4
Categorisation: Determine a time from a speed and distance.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2012-4H Q2]

An aeroplane flew from Qatar to Bahrain.

The distance flown was 135 km. The average speed was 180 km/h.

Work out the time taken. Give your answer in minutes.

.......................... minutes

Question 5
Categorisation: Convert between m/s and km/h or between other compound units.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2017-3H Q1b]

Change 750 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.

Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.

.......................... m/s

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Question 6
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems that make use of map scales.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 2 Spring 2017 3F Q12]

This accurate scale drawing shows two ports, 𝐀 and 𝐁. (Note: The distance between𝐀 and 𝐁
on the drawing is 7.5cm)

Scale:1 cm represents 10 miles. A boat takes 5 hours to sail directly from A to B.

Calculate the boat’s average speed. You must show all your working.

.......................... mph

Question 7
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems in the context of travel graphs.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 1 Autumn 2016 1F Q22, 1H Q6 Edited]

On Monday Ria delivered a parcel to a hospital.

The travel graph represents Ria’s journey to the hospital.

Ria left home at 13 00. She drove for 30 minutes at a constant speed of 40 mph.
She then stopped for a break.

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Ria then drove to the hospital at a constant speed.
She was at the hospital for 30 minutes. She then drove home at a constant speed of 32
mph. At what time does she arrive home?

................ : ................

Question 8
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems involving a large amount of
information.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 1 Autumn 2016 1F Q20, 1H Q4]

On Monday, Tarek travelled by train from Manchester to London.

Tarek’s train left Manchester at 08 35. It got to London at 11 05

The train travelled at an average speed of 110 miles per hour.

On Wednesday, Gill travelled by train from Manchester to London.

Gill’s train also left at 08 35 but was diverted.

The train had to travel an extra 37 miles. The train got to London at 11 35

Work out the difference between the average speed of Tarek’s train and the average
speed of Gill’s train.

.......................... mph

Question 9
Categorisation: Calculate an end or start time in the context of speed-distance-time.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2015-1H Q11b]

The London airport is 200 miles from Manchester airport.
A plane leaves Manchester airport at 10 am to fly to the London airport.
The plane flies at an average speed of 120 mph.
What time does the plane arrive at the London airport?

................ : ................

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Question 10
Categorisation: Consider the effect on time given a percentage change in speed.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2013-4H Q24]

On Monday, Nalim made a journey. On Tuesday, she made the same journey.
Her average speed on Tuesday was 25% greater than her average speed on Monday.

Calculate the percentage reduction in the time her journey took on Tuesday compared with
Monday.

.......................... %

Question 11
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems using timetables.

[Edexcel IGCSE May2014(R)-4H Q2]

Here is part of a timetable for the Paris to Montpellier express train service.

The average speed of the 20 07 train from Paris is 224 km/h.

Work out the distance this train travels from Paris to Montpellier.

.......................... km

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Question 12
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems involving circular motion.

[Edexcel IGCSE Jan2015(R)-4H Q2b Edited]

The wheel of the Singapore Flyer is a circle with a diameter of 150 metres.
The circumference of the wheel is 471 metres, correct to the nearest metre.
The wheel takes 30 minutes to rotate once.

Work out the average speed of a point on the circumference of the wheel as it rotates
once. Give your answer in metres per second correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... metres per second

Question 13
Categorisation: Solve speed-distance-time problems in the context of bounds.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2014-2H Q23 Edited]

A road is 4530 m long, correct to the nearest 10 metres.
Kirsty drove along the road in 205 seconds, correct to the nearest 5 seconds.

The average speed limit for the road is 80 km/h.

What is greatest Kirsty's speed could have been?

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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

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Question 14
Categorisation: Find a combined speed using multiple parts of a journey, or the
speed of a part of a journey given the combined speed.

[Edexcel GCSE Jun2015-1H Q14]

The distance from Fulbeck to Ganby is 10 miles.

The distance from Ganby to Horton is 18 miles.

Raksha is going to drive from Fulbeck to Ganby.

Then she will drive from Ganby to Horton.

Raksha leaves Fulbeck at 10 00.

She drives from Fulbeck to Ganby at an average speed of 40mph.

Raksha wants to get to Horton at 10 35.

Work out the average speed Raksha must drive at from Ganby to Horton.

.......................... mph

Question 15
Categorisation: Solve simple density problems.

[Edexcel GCSE June2006-3I Q14, June2006-5H Q3]

A silver chain has a volume of 5 𝑐𝑚3 .

The density of silver is 10.5 grams per 𝑐𝑚3 .

Work out the mass of the silver chain.

.......................... grams

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Question 16
Categorisation: Solve density problems where the volume of a prism must be
calculated.

[Edexcel GCSE June2016-2H Q14 Edited]

The diagram shows a metal bar in the shape of a prism.

The length of the metal bar is 120 cm.

The cross section of the metal bar is shown below.

All corners are right angles. The metal bar is made from steel with density 8 g/ 𝑐𝑚3 .

Sean has a trolley. The trolley can carry a maximum mass of 250 kg.

How many metal bars can the trolley carry at the same time?

.......................... metal bars

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Question 17
Categorisation: As above, but with cylinders.
[Edexcel GCSE June2008-4H Q13b]

A solid cylinder has a radius of 4 cm and a height of 10 cm.

The cylinder is made from wood. The density of the wood is 0.6 grams per 𝑐𝑚3 .

(b) Given that the volume of the cylinder is 503𝑐𝑚3 , work out the mass of the cylinder.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... grams

Question 18
Categorisation: As above, but involving a mixture of units.
[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 1 Autumn 2016 3H Q12 Edited]
The diagram shows a piece of wood in the shape of a cuboid.

The piece of wood is 3 cm by 20 cm by 1.2 m. The mass of the piece of wood is 8 kg.
The piece of wood will float in sea water if the density of the wood is less than the density of
the sea water. In a large pool, 1 litre of sea water has a mass of 1030 g.

Will the piece of wood float in this pool? Determine the densities of the water and the
wood (to 3 significant figures) that would enable you to make this conclusion.

Density of wood: .......................... g/cm 3

Density of water: .......................... g/cm 3

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Question 19
Categorisation: Determine the combined density of a mixture of solids/liquids.

[Edexcel GCSE Jun2015-2H Q16]

Liquid A has a density of 0.7 g/cm3.

Liquid B has a density of 1.6 g/cm3.

140 g of liquid A and 128 g of liquid B are mixed to make liquid C.

Work out the density of liquid C.

.......................... 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3

Question 20
Categorisation: As above, but finding the density of a component of a mixture when
the combined density is known.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 3 Autumn 2017 3H Q7]

Liquid A has a density of 1.42 g/cm3

7 cm3 of liquid A is mixed with 125 cm3 of liquid B to make liquid C.

Liquid C has a density of 1.05 g/cm3

Find the density of liquid B.

Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

.......................... g/𝑐𝑚3

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Question 21
Categorisation: Solve problems involving pressure-force-area.

[Edexcel Specimen Papers Set 1, Paper 1H Q21, Paper 1H Q2]

𝐹
Key Formula: 𝑃 = 𝐴 , where𝑃 = pressure, 𝐹 = force, 𝐴 =area.

A box exerts a force of 140 newtons on a table.

The pressure on the table is 35 newtons/m 2 .

Calculate the area of the box that is in contact with the table.

.......................... m 2

Question 22
Categorisation: Solve density problems in the context of ratio.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 2 Spring 2017 3H Q9]

The densities of three metal alloys, 𝐴 , 𝐵 and 𝐶 , are in the ratio

13: 15: 21

1 m 3 of alloy 𝐵 has a mass of 8600 kg.

Work out the difference between the mass of 5 m 3 of alloy A and 3 m 3 of alloy C.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.......................... kg

Question 23
Categorisation: Solve density problems involving estimation.

[Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Mock Set 3 Autumn 2017 1H Q16 Edited]

Here are two solid spheres, A and B.

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Sphere A is made of gold. Sphere B is made of silver.
Sphere A has radius 2 cm. Sphere B has radius 3 cm.

Gold has a density of 19 000 kg/m3

Silver has a density of 10 000 kg/m3

Which sphere has the greater mass?

[ ] Sphere A [ ] Sphere B

Question 24
Categorisation: Consider the rate of change of depth as a container fills.

[Edexcel GCSE Nov2014-2H Q13b]

The diagram shows a swimming pool in the shape of a prism.

The swimming pool is empty. Here are four graphs.

Write down the letter of the graph that best shows how the depth of the water in the pool
above the line 𝑀𝑁 changes with time as the pool is filled.

[ ]A [ ]B [ ]C [ ]D

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Question 25
Categorisation: Solve ‘rates of flow’ problems.
[Edexcel GCSE Nov2014-2H Q13a]

The diagram shows a swimming pool in the shape of a prism.

The swimming pool is empty. The swimming pool is filled with water at a constant rate of 50
litres per minute. Work out how long it will take for the swimming pool to be completely full of
3
water. Give your answer in hours. (1 m = 1000 litres)

.......................... hours

Question 26
Categorisation: As above.
[Edexcel GCSE June2013-1H Q17]
Sumeet has a pond in the shape of a prism.

The pond is completely full of water. Sumeet wants to empty the pond so he can clean
it. Sumeet uses a pump to empty the pond. The volume of water in the pond decreases
at a constant rate. The level of the water in the pond goes down by 20 cm in the first
30 minutes. Work out how much more time Sumeet has to wait for the pump to empty the
pond completely.

.......................... hour(s)

and .......................... minute(s)

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Question 27
Categorisation: As above, but using compound solids.

[Edexcel GCSE Jun2015-1H Q23]

The diagram shows a container for grain.

The container is a cylinder on top of a cone.

The cylinder has a radius of 3 m and a height of ℎ m.
The cone has a base radius of 3 m and a vertical height of 4 m.

The container is empty.

The container is then filled with grain at a constant rate.

After 5 hours the depth of the grain is 6 metres above the vertex of the cone.
After 9 hours the container is full of grain.

Work out the value of ℎ .

Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
You must show all your working.

..........................

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Answers

Question 1 Question 13 Question 23

4 hours and 48 minutes 80.6 km/h Sphere B

Question 2 Question 14 Question 24

310 km 54 mph C

Question 3 Question 15 Question 25

660 kilometres per hour 52.5 grams 65 hours

Question 4 Question 16 Question 26

45 minutes 3 metal bars 1 hour(s) and and 45
minute(s)
Question 5 Question 17
Question 27
208 m/s any value in the range
300 grams to 302 grams 14

Question 6 3

Question 18
15 mph
Density of wood: 1.11
Question 7 g/cm 3 and Density of
water: 1.03 g/cm 3
16: 45

Question 8 Question 19
any value in the range
6 mph
0.957 𝑔𝑐𝑚3 to 0.96
Question 9 𝑔𝑐𝑚3

11: 40 Question 20

Question 10 1.03 g/𝑐𝑚3

20 % Question 21

Question 11 4m2

772.8 km Question 22

Question 12 any value in the range

1146 kg to 1150 kg
0.262 metres per second

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