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0580/11 Oct/Nov 2021, Question 7: Time Calculations

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Calculator · 4 marks

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Hank flies Los Angeles to Shanghai; use departure Friday 22 July at 21 40, flight time 13 hours 35 minutes, Shanghai 15 hours ahead, and $920 at $1 = 6.87 yuan.

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Part (a) · 3 marks

Find the day, date and local time in Shanghai when the flight arrives, using the 13 hours 35 minutes duration and 15-hour time difference.

  1. 121 40 + 13 h 35 min = 11 15 on Saturday 23 July (Los Angeles time)
  2. 211 15 + 15 h = 02 15 the next day
  3. 3Sunday 24 July, 02 15

AnswerSunday 24 July 0215

Part (b) · 1 mark

Find the cost of the $920 flight in Chinese yuan using the exchange rate $1 = 6.87 yuan.

  1. 1920 × 6.87 = 6320.40 yuan

Answer6320.40

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