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AQA, OCR, Edexcel

GCSE

GCSE Maths
Distance-Time Graphs

Name:

Guidance
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Don’t spend too long on each question.
3. Attempt every question.
4. Always show your workings.

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1. Here is a distance-time graph for Charlie’s day-long journey.


In the description below, fill in the missing data.

Charlie leaves home at 09:00 and then stops for breakfast ……. miles
from home. After his long breakfast, he walks to the shops at an average
speed of …… mph, arriving at 13:00. He then walks towards home until
15:00, and then to the library, arriving at 17:00, having walked …… miles
since leaving the shops. He then returns home at a constant speed,
arriving at … : …

(4 marks)

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2. Katherine and Julia both race to the shops, both arriving at 17:00. Their
distances from home are displayed in the chart below.

Who covered the longest distance on their journey to the shops? Give your
reasoning.

……………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………

What was Katherines highest speed over the course of the journey?

……………………………………………………………………………………

How much time did Julia spend ahead of Katherine in the race?

……………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………

(3 marks)

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3. On a morning bike ride Jane records her distance from her usual start point in
20-minute intervals. This can be seen on the graph below.

How far did she travel over the whole journey?

…………………………………………………………………………………

On another day she completes each 20-minute leg of the journey in 30


minutes instead. What is her new average speed over the whole journey?

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

If she travels back to the start at an average speed of 2.5km/hr, at what


time does she arrive?

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

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4. The diagram below shows a journey starting from home.

Describe the journey. Split the journey up into two steps; outward and return.
Make note of:
• the highest speed achieved
• any rest times
• the total distance covered

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………

(5 marks)

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5. On the diagram below, draw a distance-time graph to represent the following


journey.

• Raine starts 4 miles from home and walks away from home at 3 mph for 20
minutes.
• She then runs away from home for 3 miles, taking 15 minutes.
• She rests for 10 minutes
• She then takes the bus to the shops, 16 miles away from home at an
average speed of 32 mph.
• After shopping for 5 minutes, she returns home at an average speed of
48mph.

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6. Complete the graph below to show a 9-mile race between two people, Jenny and
Owen.
• They both start the race at the same time
• Owen runs at 6mph for 20 minutes, then rests for 5 minutes, runs 6 miles in
45 minutes. He then runs to finish the race after 80 minutes total.
• Jenny runs at 12mph for 30 minutes, but then rests for 20 minutes after
that. She then runs the remaining distance in 20 minutes.

Do Jenny and Owen ever meet at any point during the race?

…………………………………………………………………………………

When Jenny completes the race, approximately how far does Owen have left
to run?

…………………………………………………………………………………

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7. There are eight graphs below. Sort them into the table based on their
characteristics. If a graph satisfies multiple areas of the table, write it in both.

A B C D

E F G H

Rests Does not rest


Travels in
only one
direction

Travels in
multiple
directions

Starts and
ends at the
same place

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