Edexcel GCSE
Mathematics (Linear) – 1MA0
TIME TABLES &
DISTANCE TABLES
Materials required for examination Items included with question papers
Ruler graduated in centimetres and Nil
millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Tracing paper may be used.
Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
Calculators may be used.
Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication
will be assessed – you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.
Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1. Here is part of a railway timetable.
Manchester
07 53
09 17
10 35
11 17
13 30
14 36
16 26
Stockport
08 01
09 26
10 43
11 25
13 38
14 46
16 39
Macclesfield
08 23
09 38
10 58
11 38
13 52
14 58
17 03
Congleton
08 31
–
–
11 49
–
15 07
17 10
Kidsgrove
08 37
–
–
–
–
–
17 16
Stoke-on-Trent
08 49
10 00
11 23
12 03
14 12
15 19
17 33
A train leaves Manchester at 10 35.
(a) At what time should this train arrive in Stoke-on-Trent?
.........................
(1)
Doris has to go to a meeting in Stoke-on-Trent.
She will catch the train in Stockport.
She needs to arrive in Stoke-on-Trent before 2 pm for her meeting.
(b) Write down the time of the latest train she can catch in Stockport.
.........................
(1)
(c) Work out how many minutes it should take the 14 36 train from Manchester to get
to Stoke-on-Trent.
............. minutes
(1)
The 14 36 train from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent takes less time than the 16 26 train
from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent.
(d) How many minutes less?
............. minutes
(2)
(5 marks)
2. Here is part of a train timetable for six trains from Birmingham to London.
Train
B
C
D
F
Birmingham
07 00
07 15
07 30
08 00
London
08 39
08 48
09 04
09 39
(a) Which train takes more than 2 hours to go from Birmingham to London?
.....................................
(1)
(b) Work out the number of minutes taken by train D to go from Birmingham to London.
....................... minutes
(2)
Paula has to go to a meeting in London.
She will catch one of the six trains from Birmingham.
She needs to arrive in London before 09 00
(c) Write down the latest train that she can catch.
.....................................
(1)
(4 marks)
3. The table shows part of a bus timetable from Shotton to Alton.
Shotton
07 30
08 00
09 00
10 00
11 00
Crook
07 45
08 15
09 15
10 15
11 15
Prudhoe
07 58
08 28
09 28
10 28
11 28
Hexham
08 15
08 45
09 45
10 45
11 45
Alton
08 30
09 00
10 00
11 00
12 00
A bus leaves Shotton at 07 30
(a) What time should it arrive at Alton?
.....................................
(1)
Another bus leaves Prudhoe at 08 28
(b) How many minutes should it take to get to Hexham?
........................................ minutes
(1)
Serena lives in Crook.
She has to be in Hexham by quarter past 11
(c) What is the time of the latest bus she can catch from Crook to arrive in Hexham by quarter past
11?
.....................................
(1)
(3 marks)
4. Here is part of a timetable for a bus.
Blunsdon
07 18
07 45
08 33
Cricklade
07 26
07 53
08 41
Latton
07 31
07 58
08 46
South Cerney
07 38
08 05
08 53
Siddington
07 47
08 14
09 02
Seven Springs
08 26
08 51
09 39
Cheltenham
08 50
09 12
10 00
A bus leaves Blunsdon at 07 45
(a) At what time should the bus arrive at Siddington?
.....................................
(1)
Peter arrives at the Latton bus stop at 08 35
He waits for the next bus to Seven Springs.
(b) (i) How many minutes should he wait?
........................ minutes
(ii) At what time should Peter arrive at Seven Springs?
.....................................
(2)
Marie gets the bus from Cricklade at 07 26
(c) How many minutes should this bus take to travel from Cricklade to Cheltenham?
........................ minutes
(2)
(5 marks)
5. The table shows part of a train timetable from Weymouth to London Waterloo.
Weymouth
0903
0920
1003
1020
1103
Poole
0940
1007
1040
1107
1140
Bournemouth
0953
1017
1054
1117
1154
Southampton
1026
1058
1128
1158
1228
Woking
1119
1219
1319
London Waterloo
1149
1220
1249
1320
1349
A train leaves Weymouth at 09 03
(a) At what time should it arrive at London Waterloo?
.....................................
(1)
Another train leaves Poole at 11 40
(b) How many minutes should it take to travel to Bournemouth?
....................... minutes
(1)
Sally lives in Weymouth.
She has a meeting in Southampton at 12 00
When Sally arrives at Southampton she takes 25 minutes to travel to her meeting.
(c) What is the time of the latest train she can take from Weymouth?
.....................................
(1)
(3 marks)
6. Here is part of a railway timetable.
Cambridge
08 25
08 45
08 54
09 26
09 50
Royston
08 46
08 59
09 15
09 43
10 04
Letchworth Garden City
09 00
09 09
09 29
09 54
10 14
Hitchin
09 04
09 33
09 58
-
-
Stevenage
09 10
-
09 39
10 03
-
Finsbury Park
09 41
-
10 09
10 21
-
London
09 50
09 42
10 18
10 30
10 46
A train leaves Cambridge at 09 26
(a) At what time should this train arrive in London?
(1)
.............................................................
A different train leaves Cambridge at 09 50
(b) Work out how many minutes this train should take to get to London.
(1)
............................................................. minutes
Susan lives in Royston.
She has to be in Stevenage by 10 a.m.
(c) What is the time of the latest train she can catch from Royston to arrive in Stevenage by 10 a.m.?
(1)
.............................................................
(3 marks)
7. Here is part of a train timetable from Birmingham to Leicester.
Birmingham
06 23
06 53
07 23
07 53
Coleshill
06 35
07 05
07 35
08 05
Nuneaton
07 00
07 22
07 51
08 22
Hinckley
00 00
07 29
07 58
08 29
Leicester
07 17
07 48
08 17
08 48
A train leaves Birmingham at 06 53
(a) (i) What time should this train get to Hinckley?
..............................................
(ii) How many minutes should this train take to get to Hinckley?
.............................................. minutes
(2)
Silvia wants to catch a train in Nuneaton.
She needs to get to Leicester before 08 30
(b) Write down the time of the latest train Silvia can catch from Nuneaton.
..............................................
(1)
A train will leave Leicester at 07 27 for Stansted Airport.
The train should take 2 hours 28 minutes to go from Leicester to Stansted Airport.
(c) What time should the train get to Stansted Airport?
..............................................
(1)
(4 marks)
8. Here is part of a train timetable from Crewe to London.
Station
Time of Leaving
Crewe
08 00
Wolverhampton
08 40
Birmingham
09 00
Coventry
09 30
Rugby
09 40
Milton Keynes
10 10
(a) At what time should the train leave Coventry?
.....................................
(1)
The train should arrive in London at 10 45
(b) How long should the train take to travel from Crewe to London?
.....................................
(2)
Verity arrived at Milton Keynes station at 09 53
(c) How many minutes should she have to wait before the 10 10 train leaves?
....................... minutes
(1)
Lisa uses her railcard to buy a ticket.
She gets off the normal price of the ticket.
The normal price of the ticket is £24.90
(d) Work out how much Lisa pays for the ticket.
£ ..................................
(3)
(7 marks)
3
1
Young Person’s RAILCARD
off normal price
3
1
9. The table shows the distances in kilometres between some cities in the USA.
Boston
1589
Chicago
4891
3366
Los Angeles
2474
2184
4373
Miami
342
1352
4539
2133
New York
5067
3493
667
4990
4826
San Francisco
(a) Write down the distance between Los Angeles and New York.
……………………….km
(1)
One of the cities in the table is 2184 km from Miami.
(b) Write down the name of this city.
……………………….
(1)
(c) Write down the name of the city which is furthest from San Francisco.
……………………….
(1)
(3 marks)
10. The table shows the distances in kilometres between 5 cities.
Hull
100
Leeds
162
73
Manchester
110
60
65
Sheffield
63
40
118
95
York
(a) Write down the distance between Hull and Manchester.
............................. km
(1)
(b) From the table, write down the name of the city which is
(i) nearest to Hull, .......................................................
(ii) 60 km from Sheffield. .......................................................
(2)
(3 marks)
11.
Reading
22
Slough
28
40
Guildford
30
22
47
Oxford
45
28
66
25
Buckingham
The table gives distances in miles by road between some towns.
(a) Write down the distance between Reading and Guildford.
........................... miles
(1)
Sophie drives from Slough to Guildford.
She then drives from Guildford to Reading.
Sophie then drives from Reading to Slough.
(b) Work out the total distance that she drives.
........................... miles
(2)
(3 marks)
12. The diagram shows the distances, in miles, between some service areas on the M1 motorway.
For example, the distance between Toddington and Watford Gap is 70 miles.
Complete the table.
Toddington
26
Scratchwood
70
Watford Gap
83
39
Woodall
111
28
Trowell
(3 marks)
Toddington Scratchwood Watford Gap Woodall Trowell
M1
26
44
39 28
13. The table shows the distances, in miles, between 4 cities.
London
74
Portsmouth
39
58
Reading
97
41
57
Salisbury
(a) Write down the distance between London and Salisbury.
...................................... miles
(1)
(b) Which two cities are the shortest distance apart?
........................................................ and ........................................................
(1)
Nassim drives from Portsmouth to Salisbury.
He then drives from Salisbury to Reading.
Finally he drives from Reading to Portsmouth.
(c) Work out the total distance Nassim drives.
...................................... miles
(3)
(5 marks)