Santas Distance/Time Graph Below is Santas journey last Christmas Eve around Britain, having arrived in London direct

from Lapland: Distance Time Taken (miles) It took Santa and the elves 1 hour to deliver all the presents in London London Brighton 50 1 hour It took Santa and the elves 15 minutes to deliver all the presents in Brighton Brighton Bristol 160 2 hours It took Santa and the elves 30 minutes to deliver all the presents in Bristol Bristol Birmingham 90 1 hour 30 mins It took Santa and the elves 45 minutes to deliver all the presents in Birmingham Birmingham Manchester 80 1 hours 20 mins It took Santa and the elves 30 minutes to deliver all the presents in Manchester Manchester Edinburgh 200 2 hours 30 mins It took Santa and the elves 15 minutes to deliver all the presents in Edinburgh Edinburgh Belfast 140 1 hours 45 mins It took Santa and the elves 30 minutes to deliver all the presents in Belfast Belfast Cardiff 240 2 hours 40 mins It took Santa and the elves 15 minutes to deliver all the presents in Cardiff Plot the journey on the axes below (time is in hours), starting at 0 hours: From To

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Answer the following questions using your graph to help you if you can: 1. What are the average speeds of each part of the journey? (Fill in the table below) From To Speed Calculation London Brighton 50 1 = 50mph

Brighton

Bristol

160 2 = 80mph

Bristol

Birmingham

90 1.5 = 60mph

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Manchester

80 1.3333 = 60mph

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Edinburgh

200 2.5 = 80mph

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Belfast

140 1.75 = 80mph

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Cardiff

240 2.6666 = 90mph

2. Which part of the journey did Santa travel the fastest? Belfast to Cardiff
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Why do you think that Santa and his reindeer generally got quicker between cities, the longer the journey went on? They had less weight to pull having delivered all the presents