Mathematics 4024 · O Level · Rates

Rates — practice question

Anna’s trips between home and work.
(a)[3]

Every day, Anna travels $45\,\text{km}$ to get to work. On one day, the first $25\,\text{km}$ is covered at an average speed of $82\,\text{km h}^{-1}$. The rest of the distance takes $36$ minutes to complete. Calculate her average speed, in $\text{km h}^{-1}$, for the entire trip.

(b)[3]

Anna’s trip back home is $47\,\text{km}$, to the nearest kilometre. On one day, her journey home lasts $65$ minutes, to the nearest $5$ minutes. Calculate the upper bound of her average speed, in $\text{km h}^{-1}$, for the journey home.

(c)[2]

On any given day, the probability that Anna reaches work on time or early is $\dfrac{5}{8}$. Calculate the probability that she is late on both Monday and Tuesday. Give your answer as a fraction.

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