Foundation November 2024 Paper 3 Q10
10 Here is part of a train timetable between Horwich and Manchester.
| Horwich | 07 13 | 07 46 | 08 14 | 08 44 | 09 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock | 07 16 | 08 17 | 09 17 | ||
| Bolton | 07 21 | 07 54 | 08 22 | 08 52 | 09 22 |
| Salford | 07 36 | 08 05 | 08 36 | 09 05 | 09 36 |
| Manchester | 07 47 | 08 15 | 08 45 | 09 15 | 09 45 |
(a) How long should the 07 46 train from Horwich take to get to Salford? (1)
Barnie has a job interview in Manchester.
Barnie takes 6 minutes to walk from his home to the station in Lostock.
He will take 8 minutes to walk from the station in Manchester to his interview.
Barnie needs to be at the interview no later than 09 00
(b) (i) What is the latest time Barnie can leave his house and be on time for the interview? (3)
The time of Barnie’s interview is changed.
Now he has to be at the interview no later than 09 15
(ii) What effect does the change of time have on the latest time Barnie can leave his house? (1)
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | B1 | cao |
| Answer | Mark | Mark scheme |
|---|---|---|
| (i) 08 11 | P1 | for a correct first step, eg 09 00 – 8 (= 08 52) or for recognising which train he needs to get eg 08 17 or 08 45 |
| P1 | for a complete process to find the latest time he can leave his house, eg 08 17 – 6 | |
| A1 | allow 8:11(am) Award SCB2 for an answer of 08 08 or 08 09 if P0 or P1 scored | |
| (ii) No effect | C1 | ft, for ‘no effect’ oe eg ‘the next train would make it too late to the meeting’, allow ‘he can leave later’ oe if an earlier train was selected in (i) |
Additional guidance
(ii) Reason not required but if a reason is given and it contradicts the answer, award 0 marks