4MA0 Foundation January 2016 Paper 2R Q19
19 A plane flew from Bogotá to Quito.
The distance the plane flew was 725 km.
The time taken by the plane was 1 hour 24 minutes.
Work out the average speed of the plane.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(3)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| \(1\dfrac{24}{60}\) or 1.4 or 84 | B1 |
| \(\dfrac{725}{1.4}\) oe or \(\dfrac{725}{84} \times 60\) | M1 |
| 518 | A1 |
| (3) | |
| Total 3 marks |
Notes
B1: for changing time to a decimal or to minutes
M1: allow 725 ÷ 1.24
A1: for 518 or 517.857…