Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Rates

Rates — practice question

Mr Zhang, together with his wife and their three children, is going on holiday from Shanghai to Auckland.
(a)[3]

Show that the family's total flight cost is $2441$, correct to the nearest dollar.

(b(i))[3]

Work out the length of time the plane is in the air, in hours and minutes.

(b(ii))[1]

Write your answer to part (b)(i) in hours, correct to 3 decimal places.

(b(iii))[1]

Find the total distance flown by the plane.

(b(iv))[2]

Calculate the plane's average speed while it is flying.

(c)[2]

Show that the total holiday cost is $5700$.

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