Numeracy Foundation June 2017 Unit 2 Q4
4.
Bus timetable from Orme Station to Outlet Village
Only 55 minutes from Orme Station direct to Outlet Village.
Buses leave the station
- every 12 minutes from 8 a.m. until 12 noon
- every 24 minutes from 12 noon until 10 p.m.
(a)
At what time does the first bus after 09:00 leave Orme Station?
Circle your answer. [1]
09:05 09:12 09:18 09:24 09:30
(b)
Gwil looks at the timetable shown above.
He decides to take the latest possible bus to be at Outlet Village by 15:00.
At what time will Gwil arrive at Outlet Village?
You must show all your working. [2]
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 09:12 | B1 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 14:55 or 2:55 p.m. or ‘five to three’ | B2 | For B2 allow indicates 14(:)00 bus with 5 minutes to spare Accept times given in 24hr or a.m. format throughout. Allow 2(:)55, 2(:)55 p.m. and 14(:)55p.m. Do not allow 2:55 a.m. or 02:55 B1 for idea to look at multiples of 24 minutes from 12 noon, with at least: (12(:)24, 12(:)48 and) 13(:)12 seen or 1(:)12 p.m., OR 60 ÷ 24 = 2.5, OR next bus on the hour is 14(:)00, OR catches 14(:)00 bus, 2 p.m. bus, or 2 o’clock bus Allow B1 for the time sequence 12(:)24, 12(:)48 with 1(:)12, but do not allow with 1(:)12 a.m. Allow use of decimal point, a gap, no gap as a ‘spacer’ in time throughout |