iGCSE Mathematics (0580) - C1.12 Rates- Exam Style Questions Paper 1- New Syllabus
Question
Ky cycles from his office to a meeting and back again.
The travel graph shows his time at the meeting and his journey back.

(a) How far is the meeting from his office?
(b) How long is Ky at the meeting for?
(c) Write down the time Ky arrives back at his office after the meeting.
(d) Ky cycles from his office to the meeting at a constant speed of $21\text{ km/h}$. Complete the travel graph.
Most-appropriate topic codes (Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580):
▶️ Answer/Explanation
(b) The horizontal line starts at $10:20$ and ends at $11:00$. Calculating the duration between these two times gives $40\text{ minutes}$.
(c) Following the straight sloping line representing his return journey down to the horizontal axis (distance = $0$), it lands precisely on the grid mark for $11:50$.
(d) To find out how long the outward trip took, we use the formula $\text{time} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{speed}} = \frac{14\text{ km}}{21\text{ km/h}} = \frac{2}{3}\text{ of an hour} = 40\text{ minutes}$. Since he arrived at the meeting at $10:20$, he must have started cycling from the office $40$ minutes prior, which is at $09:40$. To complete the travel graph, draw a straight line from $(09:40, 0)$ to $(10:20, 14)$.

✅ Answer:
(a) $14\text{ km}$
(b) $40\text{ min}$
(c) $11:50$
(d) Graph completed with a line drawn from $(09:40, 0)$ to $(10:20, 14)$.
There is a straight road between town A and town B of length 130 km.
Maxi travels from town A to town B.
Pippa travels from town B to town A.
Both travel at a constant speed of 40 km/h.
Maxi leaves 30 minutes before Pippa.
Work out how far from town A they will be when they pass each other.
▶️ Answer/Explanation
Ans: 75 km
Maxi’s head start: 40 km/h × 0.5 h = 20 km
Remaining distance when Pippa starts: 130 – 20 = 110 km
Combined speed: 40 + 40 = 80 km/h
Time to meet: 110 ÷ 80 = 1.375 hours
Distance from A: 20 + (40 × 1.375) = 75 km
