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Measurement, NAP-L4-CA30

A truck driver plans to drive from Cairns to the Gold Coast.

The driving time for the journey is 19 hours.

The driver must stop for at least 8 hours rest after every 10 hours of driving.

What is the latest time that the driver can depart Cairns on Monday to arrive in the Gold Coast at 2 pm on Tuesday?

1 am 11 am 1 pm 7 pm
 
 
 
 
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`text(11 am)`

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`text(Total travel time)` `= 19 + 8`
  `= 27\ text(hours)`

 

`:.\ text(Driver must leave Cairns)`

`= 2\ text(pm Tuesday less 27 hours)`

`= 11\ text(am Monday)`

Filed Under: Time, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3154-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-10-Time intervals, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Measurement, NAP-E4-NC26

Blair completed a double marathon on two consecutive days in an ultra distance running event.

His times are in the table below.
 

 
What was Blair's total time for the first two days of this event?

`21:10:40` `21:70:100` `22:11:00` `22:11:40`
 
 
 
 
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`22:11:40`

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`11:18:48\ \ text(plus)\ \ 10:52:52`

`= 22:11:40`

`text{(Remember to convert more than 60 seconds}`

`text{into minutes and seconds, and likewise convert}`

`text{more than 60 minutes into hours and minutes)}`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Number, NAP-F4-NC20 SA

It takes Kate 15 seconds to place a brochure in an envelope and seal it.

How many minutes will it take her to pack and seal 10 envelopes?

   minutes
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`2.5`

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`text(Time)` `=10 xx 15`
  `=150\ text(seconds)`
  `=2.5\ text(minutes)`

Filed Under: Rates and Ratios, Rates and Ratios, Rates, Ratios and Scale, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3148-70-Rates – Other, smc-3177-70-Rates – other, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-685-70-Rates - other, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Number, NAP-G4-CA24

Scientists estimate that in 1 km² of swamp, 30 000 mosquito eggs are laid every minute.

Which value is the closest to the number of mosquito eggs that would be laid in one day?

`7.2 xx 10^4` `7.2 xx 10^5` `4.32 xx 10^5` `4.32 xx 10^7`
 
 
 
 
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`4.32 xx 10^7`

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`text(Total eggs laid in one day)`

`= 30\ 000 xx 60 xx 24`

`=4.32 xx 10^7`

Filed Under: Rates and Ratios, Rates and Ratios, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3177-70-Rates – other, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-685-70-Rates - other, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Measurement, NAP-G4-NC03

A television documentary goes for 115 minutes.

If Damon started watching at 7:30 pm, what time will it finish?

`text(8:25 pm)` `text(8:45 pm)` `text(9:25 pm)` `text(9:35 pm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(9:25 pm)` 

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`text(Finishing time)`

`=\ text(7:30 + 1 hr 55 mins)`

`=\ text(9:25 pm)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Measurement, NAP-H4-CA11

The monster truck exhibition starts at 7:15 pm and goes for 138 minutes.

What time does it finish?

`text(8:53 am)` `text(8:53 pm)` `text(9:33 am)` `text(9:33 pm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(9:33 pm)`

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`text(Finish time)` `= 7:15\ text(pm) + text(2 hours and 18 minutes)`
  `= 9:33\ text(pm)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-10-Time intervals, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

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