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GCSE Maths: Tables: timetables
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How do you calculate the duration of a journey using a timetable?
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Subtract the start time from the end time.
There are ? minutes in one hour.
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60
How do you convert minutes to hours?
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Divide the number of minutes by 60.
How many seconds are in one minute?
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60 seconds.
What does an 'express bus' typically mean in a timetable?
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A bus that makes fewer stops and completes the journey faster than regular buses.
When planning a journey using a timetable, what must you account for besides travel time?
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Walking time to and from the stations or bus stops.
If you arrive at a bus stop between scheduled times, which bus should you wait for?
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The next scheduled bus after your arrival time.
How do you calculate total weekly travel time if someone makes the same journey each weekday?
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Multiply the daily journey time (to and from) by 5 days.
What adjustment must you make when calculating journey duration across time zones?
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Account for the time difference between the departure and arrival locations.
How do you convert hours to hours and minutes when the hours are expressed as a decimal?
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Multiply the decimal part by 60 to get the minutes. For example, 5.4 hours = 5 hours + (0.4 × 60) = 5 hours 24 minutes.
What does 'time and a half' (1½ times) mean for hourly pay?
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The worker is paid 1.5 times their normal hourly rate. For example, if normally paid £16 per hour, they receive £24 per hour (£16 × 1.5).
When calculating the cost of driving lessons charged per hour, what must you do first if lessons are given in minutes?
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Convert the lesson durations to hours (or fractions of hours), then multiply by the hourly rate.
If it is 1pm in London and 8pm in Beijing, what is the time difference between the two cities?
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7 hours. Beijing is 7 hours ahead of London.
Why must you account for time zones when calculating actual flight duration?
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Because arrival and departure times are shown in local times. You must adjust for the time difference to find the true journey duration.
How do you add time durations that include both hours and minutes?
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Add the hours separately and the minutes separately. If minutes exceed 60, convert every 60 minutes to 1 hour.
How many days are there from October 27th to November 15th?
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19 days. From Oct 27 to Oct 31 is 4 days, plus 15 days in November = 19 days total.
How do you find what day of the week a future date falls on, given a starting day?
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Count the number of days between the dates, divide by 7 to find complete weeks, and add the remainder to the starting day of the week.
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