Higher June 2018 Paper 2R Q5
5 Abelie flew by plane from Dubai to Rome.
The flight time was 6 hours 42 minutes.
The average speed of the plane was 650 kilometres per hour.
Work out the distance the plane flew.
(3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
6h 42 min = 6.7 h or \(6\dfrac{42}{60}\) oe or 402 (mins) or 24120 (secs) OR 10.8(33…) (km) | B1 |
| eg 6.7 × 650 or (402 × 650) ÷ 60 or (24120 × 650) ÷ 3600 or 6 × 650 + 42 × 10.8 | M1 |
| 4355 | A1 |
| (3) | |
| (3 marks) |
Notes
B1: for converting 6h 42min into hours or minutes or seconds OR finding distance travelled in 1 minute
M1: use of \(s \times t\), allow 6.42 × 650 (= 4173)