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The document contains 9 math word problems involving speed, time, distance and graphs. The problems require calculating values from graphs, completing graphs, comparing prices using a conversion graph, and explaining relationships shown in a travel graph.

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Graphs

The document contains 9 math word problems involving speed, time, distance and graphs. The problems require calculating values from graphs, completing graphs, comparing prices using a conversion graph, and explaining relationships shown in a travel graph.

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Krishita Thakral
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The diagram shows the speed–time graph for 90 seconds of a journey.

Calculate the total distance travelled during the 90 seconds.

................................................... m [3]

[Total: 3]

2
Sara walks from home to school.
The travel graph shows her journey.
2
(a) Sara stops at a shop on her way to school. Find the

distance of the shop from her home.

................................................... km [1]

(b)
School starts at 08 55.

Find the number of minutes between the time Sara arrives at school and the time school starts.

................................................... min [1]

[Total: 2]

3
Juan travels from his home to a
shop. The travel graph shows his
journey.

3
(a) Find the distance Juan travels to the shop.

................................................... km [1]

(b) Write down what happens at 14 00.

.................................................................................. [1]

(c)
Juan travels home at a constant speed of 15 km/h.
He leaves the shop at 15 15.

Complete the travel graph. [1] [Total: 3]

A car travels at 20 m/s for 15 seconds before it comes to rest by decelerating at 2.5 m/s2. Find the total
distance travelled.

................................................... m [5]
4

5 The travel graph shows Michael’s journey from his


home to the beach.
(a) At what time did he start his journey?

[Total: 5]

................................................... [1]

(b) On the journey he stopped for a rest.

(i) Find the distance he was from home when he stopped for a rest.

................................................... km [1]

(ii) For how many minutes did he stop?

................................................... min [1]

(c) Explain how the graph shows that Michael travelled faster before he stopped than after he stopped.
.......................................................................................................................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]

The diagram shows information about the final 70 seconds of a car journey.

(a) Find the deceleration of the car between 60 and 70 seconds.

................................................... m/s2[1]

(b) Find the distance travelled by the car during the 70 seconds.

................................................... m [3]

[Total: 4]

7 The travel graph shows part of a train journey between station A and station C.
6
(a) (i) Calculate, in km/h, the speed of the train between station A and station B.

................................................... km/h [2]

(ii)
The train leaves station B at 14 40.

For how many minutes did the train stop at station B?

................................................... min [1]

The train travels at a constant speed between station B and station C, arriving at 15
20. (iii)

Complete the travel graph for the journey between station B and station C. [1]

(iv) On which part of the journey was the train travelling faster?

Between station .................... and station .................... [1]

Another train leaves


(b) station C at 12 45.
7
It travels to station A at a constant speed of 62 km/h without stopping at station B.
(i) Work out how long, in hours and minutes, this journey takes.

.............................. h .............................. min [2]

(ii) Write down the time this train arrives at station A.

................................................... [1]

(iii) On the grid, show the journey of this train. [1] (iv) Find the distance from station A when the

two trains pass each other.

................................................... km [1]

[Total: 10]

The speed–time graph shows the first 50 seconds of a journey.

Calculate

(a) the acceleration during the first 15 seconds,

................................................... m/s2[1]
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(b) the distance travelled in the 50 seconds.


................................................... m [3]

[Total: 4]

9
Mr Patel is travelling by train to the city.
He is going to the library.
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The travel graph shows his journey from Keela station to the library.
(a) Write down the total time it takes Mr Patel to travel from Keela station to the library.

................................................... min [1]

10

(b) Work out the speed of the train between Lanay station and City station in km/h.

................................................... km/h [2]

(c)
Use the following information to complete the travel graph for Mr Patel.

• He spends 35 minutes at the library.


• He walks back to City station at the same constant speed he walked to the library. •
The train takes 20 minutes to travel from City station to Lanay station.
• The train stops for 10 minutes at Lanay station.
• The train travels at a constant speed of 48 km/h from Lanay station to Keela station. [4]

[Total: 7]

Shohan cycles from home to the library.


10
He stops at the post office on the way.
The travel graph shows his journey.
(a) Write down the time Shohan arrives at the post office.

................................................... [1]

(b)
Shohan stays at the library for 25 minutes.
He then cycles home at a constant speed of 18 km/h.
Complete the travel graph. [2]
11 Ana finds the same watch on sale in a shop and on the
internet.
The shop price is $120.
The internet price is £90.

11 The diagram shows a conversion graph between Use the conversion graph to find which price is lower.
Show your working clearly.
pounds (£) and dollars ($).

[Total: 3]
The .........................................price is lower. [3]

[Total:

3]

12

12
The diagram shows the speed−time graph for the first T seconds of a car journey.

(a) Find the acceleration during the first 10 seconds.

................................................... m/s2[1]

(b) [Total: 4]
The total distance travelled during the T seconds is 480

m. Find the value of T.

T = ................................................... [3]
13

13
The curve is drawn on a grid. A line is drawn on

the same grid.

The points of intersection of the line and the curve are used to solve the equation . Find the

equation of the line in the form .

y = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
14 (a) Complete the table of values for .
x −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4

y −1 8 7 −1

[2]
14

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .


[4]
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(c) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of the graph.

................................................... [1]

(d) Use your graph to solve the equation .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

[Total: 9]

15 (a) Write in the form .

................................................... [2]

(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of , indicating the coordinates of the turning point.

[3]

[Total: 5]
16
16 (a) Complete the table of values for .
x −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5

y −2 −2.7 −4 −8 8 4 2.7

[2]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .

[4]
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[Total: 6]

17 The line L is shown on the grid.


(a) Find the equation of the line L in the form .

y = ................................................... [3]

(b) The equation of a different line is .

(i) Write down the gradient of this line.

................................................... [1]

(ii) Write down the co-ordinates of the point where this line crosses the y-axis.

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

(c) On the grid, draw the graph of for . [3] [Total: 8]

18

18 (a) Complete the table of values for , .


x −6 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 6

y −2 −3 12 2

[3]

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for and .


[4]

(c) On the grid, draw the line y = 8. [1] (d) Use your graph to solve .

x = ................................................... [1]
19

19 (a) Complete the table of values for .


x −2 −1 0

y 2 5

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .


[4]
[Total: 9]

[2]
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(c) (i) On the grid, draw the line of symmetry. [1] (ii) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry.

................................................... [1]

(d) Use your graph to find the solutions of the equation .


x = .............................. or x = .............................. [2]

(e) (i) On the grid, draw a line from (−1, 2) to (1, 6). [1] (ii) Find the equation of this line in the form y =

mx + c.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 14]

20

(a) On the grid, draw the line through the point (−3, −2) that is perpendicular to the y-axis. [1]

21

(b) On the grid, draw the line y = −2x.

[1]

[Total: 2]

21 The table shows some values for .


x −3.5 −3 −2.5 −2 −1.5 −1 −0.5 0 1.5 1 1.5

y −4.1 5.1 6 5.4 4 2.6 2.9 12.1

(a) Complete the table. [3] (b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .
[4]

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]

(d) By drawing a suitable straight line, solve the equation for . x = ................................................... [2]

22

(e)
For , the equation has three solutions and k is an integer. Write down a possible value of k.

k = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 11]

22 The diagram shows the graph of y = f(x) where , .


23

(a) Use the graph to find

(i) f(1),

................................................... [1]

(ii) ff(−2).
................................................... [2]

(b)
On the grid, draw a suitable straight line to solve the equation
for .

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(c) By drawing a suitable tangent, find an estimate of the gradient of the curve at x = −2.

................................................... [3]

(d) (i) Complete the table for y = g(x) where for .


x −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

y 2 1 0.5 0.125

[3]

(ii) On the grid, draw the graph of y = g(x). [3]


24

(iii) Use your graph to find the positive solution to the equation f(x) = g(x).

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 17]

23 The table shows some values of for .


x 0.15 0.2 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

y 3.30 0.88 −0.04 −0.43 −0.58 −0.73

(a) Complete the table. [3]


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(b)
On the grid, draw the graph of for . The last two points have been

plotted for you.

[4]
26

(c) Use your graph to solve the equation for .

x = ................................................... [1]
(d) (i) On the grid, draw the line . [2]

Write down the x co-ordinates of the points where the line crosses the graph of (ii)

for .

x = .............................. and x = .............................. [2]

(e) Show that the graph of can be used to find the value of for .

[2]

[Total: 14]

24 (a) Complete the table of values for .


x −4 −2 −1 0 1 2 4

y −10 0 2 −4

[3]
27

(b) On the grid, draw the graph of for .


[4]

(c) Write down the co-ordinates of the highest point of the graph for .

( .............................. , .............................. ) [1]

[Total: 8]

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