Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Graphs in practical situations

Graphs in practical situations — practice question

Mr Patel is making a train trip into the city, with the library as his destination. The travel graph traces his journey from Keela station to the library. The graph has: Vertical axis: Distance (km), marked up to 36. Horizontal axis: Time from 09 00 to 12 00. Stations marked on the distance axis: Keela station at 0 km, Lanay station at 12 km, City station at 28 km, Library at 32 km. A line traces the journey from Keela station at 09 00 to the library at 10 00.
(a)[1]

State the total time Mr Patel takes to go from Keela station to the library.

(b)[2]

Calculate the train’s speed between Lanay station and City station in km/h.

(c)[4]

Complete the travel graph using the information above.

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