Higher November 2017 Paper 3 Q12
12 The distance by road from Newport to London is 140 miles.
Tom travels by coach from Newport to London.
The coach leaves Newport at 1.30 pm
(a) He assumes the coach will travel at an average speed of 50 mph
Use his assumption to work out the arrival time in London. [3 marks]
(b) In fact, the coach has a lower average speed.
How does this affect the arrival time? [1 mark]
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| \(140 \div 50\) or 2.8 or \(140 \div 50 \times 60\) or 168 | M1 | oe |
| 2 (hours) 48 (minutes) | A1 | 258 (minutes) (after midday) implies M1A1 |
| 4.18 (pm) | A1ft | oe ft their time in hours and minutes with M1 awarded |
Additional guidance
| \(140 \div 50\) or \(2.8 =\) 2 hours 80 minutes \(=\) 3 hours 20 minutes, Answer 4.50 | M1A0A1ft |
| \(140 \div 50\) or \(2.8 =\) 2 hours 8 minutes, Answer 3.38 | M1A0A1ft |
| \(140 \div 50\) or \(2.8 =\) 2 hours 80 minutes \(=\) 3 hours 20 minutes, Answer 4.5 | M1A0A0 |
| \(140 \div 50\) or 2.8, Answer 4.10 | M1A0A0 |
| 2 hours 8 minutes implies attempt at \(140 \div 50\) | M1 |
| Answer | Mark | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Valid statement | B1ft | eg the arrival time will be later it will be later time will be more ft their time in (a) eg it will be after 4.18pm |
Additional guidance
| It will be delayed | B1 |
| The arrival time will be increased | B1 |
| He will reach there late | B1 |
| The time will go up | B1 |
| It will go up | B1 |
| The journey will take longer so the arrival time is later | B1 |
| Take longer | B0 |
| Longer | B0 |
| Slower (restating question) | B0 |
| You won’t get there as quick | B0 |
| Time will be longer | B0 |
| Journey will be longer | B0 |
| ‘Longer’ is referring to a time period rather than an arrival time |