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Question 4

Liam drove to his office. He stayed at the office and then he drove back home.

Here is Liam's travel graph.

TimeDistance from home (miles)
08 000
08 2015
09 4015
10 100

A travel graph showing distance from home (miles) on the y-axis (0 to 20) against time on the x-axis (08 00 to 10 10). The graph consists of three straight line segments: from (08 00, 0) to (08 20, 15), from (08 20, 15) to (09 40, 15), and from (09 40, 15) to (10 10, 0). The y-axis has major grid lines every 5 units. The x-axis has major grid lines every 20 minutes.

a.

For how many minutes did Liam stay at the office?

[1]
b.

What was Liam's average speed on his journey to the office?

[2]
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Real Life and Distance Time Graphs Questions

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14 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Maths Real Life and Distance Time Graphs. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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