4MA0 Higher June 2017 Paper 3R Q4

EdexcelHigherOld spec8 marksCompound MeasuresRatio & Basic Proportion

4 The currency in Bangladesh is the taka.
1 pound (£) = 119 taka

(a) Change 3500 taka to pounds.
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (2)

The currency in Thailand is the baht.
1 pound (£) = 52 baht

(b) Change 8500 baht to taka.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. (3)

An aeroplane takes 2 hours and 24 minutes to fly from Bangkok to Dhaka.
The aeroplane flies a distance of 1534 km.

(c) Work out the average speed of the aeroplane.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour correct to 3 significant figures. (3)