Standard & Compound Units (Edexcel IGCSE Maths A: Foundation): Exam Questions

Jenna travelled from London to Edinburgh by coach.
The coach left London at 21 10 on Monday.
The coach arrived in Edinburgh at 0645 on Tuesday.

How long did the coach take to travel from London to Edinburgh?
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

A bus travelled a distance of 493km from Paris to Zurich.

The bus took hours to travel from Paris to Zurich.

Work out the average speed of the bus.
Give your answer, in km/h, correct to the nearest whole number

Find the pressure exerted by a force of 810 newtons on an area of 120 cm² .
Give your answer in newtons/m².

Change 14 kilometres into miles.
Use 8 kilometres = 5 miles.

Orla travelled on a flight from Oslo to Bergen.

The flight was scheduled to leave Oslo at 3.45pm but she was delayed by 25 minutes.

The flight time was 50 minutes. 

What time does Orla arrive in Bergen?

A week later Orla has to return to Oslo by bus.

The journey is 13 hours and 45 minutes.

She travels 385 km.

Calculate the average speed of the bus.

............. km/h

Write 4.15 pm as a time using the 24-hour clock.

On Thursday, Belina drives to Theo’s house.

She leaves home at 09 15
She arrives at Theo’s house at 1440

Work out how long the journey takes.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

Change a speed of 27 kilometres per hour to a speed in metres per second.

Write 4 30 pm as a time in the 24-hour clock.

Here is part of a bus timetable from Beetown to Pilton.

The bus should take more time to get from Beetown to Corthill than from Corthill to Pilton.

How much more time?
Give your answer in minutes.

Find the pressure exerted by a force of 980 newtons on an area of .

Give your answer in

Charlie has to drive from a supermarket to a depot to collect food.

He then drives back to the supermarket to deliver it.

The total distance of the journey from the supermarket to the depot and back is 800 m.

Charlie has enough fuel to travel 15 km.

He wants to do as many journeys as possible before refuelling.

How many journeys can Charlie complete without refuelling?