Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Graphs in practical situations

Graphs in practical situations — practice question

Sara travels from home to school on foot. Her journey is represented on the distance–time graph. On the vertical axis, Distance (km) is labelled from 0 to 3. On the horizontal axis, Time runs from 08:00 to 09:00. The graph has a line sloping upwards from home at 08:00 to about 1.2 km at 08:10, then a flat section until about 08:25, then another upward line to about 2.4 km at about 08:45, and finally a horizontal line to 09:00 at school.
(a)[1]

Work out how far the shop is from her home.

(b)[1]

Find how many minutes pass between Sara's arrival at school and the time school begins.

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