3.

Departure
Journey Time Arrival Time
Time

(a) 02 40 55 minutes 03 35

06 35
(b) 22 35 8 hours
(next day)

1
(c) 15 45 2 h or 2 h 15 min 17 50
4

7
(d) 09 48 12 h or 12 h 28 min 22 16
15

20 35 2 07 15
(e) 10 h or 10 h 40 min
(Tuesday) 3 (Wednesday)

1
(f) 22 35 1 h 23 50
4

4. 8.35 a.m. ⇒ 08 35
3.12 p.m. ⇒ 15 12
08 35 09 00 15 00 15 12

25 min 7h 12 min
25 min + 12 min = 37 min
\ The journey took 6 h 37 min.
+9h + 5 min + 13 min
5. 21 55 30 55 07 00 07 13
(06 55)
\ The train arrived at its destination at 07 13 or 7.13 a.m. on Tuesday.
6. +4h + 15 min
? ? 15 06
Exercise 9C 10 51 14 51 15 00 15 06
–4h – 9 min – 6 min
1. (a) 08 00
(b) 21 42 Working backwards, the car started the journey at 10 51.
(c) 00 00 7. (i)
(d) 02 42 22 55 23 00 00 00 06 00 06 05

2. (a) 3.30 a.m.

(b) 11.12 p.m. 5 min 7h 5 min
(c) 7.15 p.m. 5 min + 5 min = 10 min
(d) 12.00 a.m. \The journey took 7 h 10 min.
(ii) 35 min = 30 min + 5 min
5 min before 06 05 is 06 00
30 min before 06 00 is 05 30
\ The coach reached its destination at 05 30.
8. Assume time taken includes breaks in between stations.
(a) Depart from A: 21 30; Arrive at C: 02 25
21 30 22 00 00 00 02 00 02 25

30 min 4h 25 min
30 min + 25 min = 55 min
\ The time taken from A to C was 4 h 55 min.

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 (b) Depart from B: 22 30; Arrive at E: 07 50 3. (a) 8.4 km/min
22 30 23 00 00 00 07 00 07 50 8.4 km
=
1 min
8.4 km
30 min 8h 50 min =
 1
30 min + 50 min = 80 min  60  h
= 1 h 20 min = 504 km/h
\ The time taken from B to E was 9 h 20 min. (b) 315 m/s
(c) Depart from C: 02 30; Arrive at F: 09 20 315 m
=
02 30 03 00 09 00 09 20 1s
 315 
km
30 min 6h 20 min  1000 
=
 1 
30 min + 20 min = 50 min  3600  h
\ The time taken from C to F was 6 h 50 min.
= 1134 km/h
(d) Depart from D: 04 20; Arrive at G: 10 45
(c) 242 m/min
04 20 05 00 10 00 10 45
242 m
=
1 min
40 min 5h 45 min  242 
 1000  km
40 min + 45 min = 85 min =
= 1 h 25 min  1
 60  h
\ The time taken from D to G was 6 h 25 min.
(e) Depart from A: 21 30; Arrive at G: 10 45 13
= 14 km/h
21 30 22 00 10 00 10 45 25
(d) 125 cm/s
125 cm
30 min 12 h 45 min =
1s
30 min + 45 min = 75 min  125 
= 1 h 15 min  100 000  km
=
\ The time taken from A to G was 13 h 15 min.  1 
 3600  h

Exercise 9D = 4.5 km/h

30 1 4. (a) 65 cm/s
1. (i) 30 minutes = = hour 65 cm
60 2 =
Speed of the particle 1s
24.6 km  65 
=
 1  100  km
 2  hour =
1s
= 49.2 km/h 13
= m/s
20
(ii) 24.6 km = 24.6 × 1000 = 24 600 m
(b) 367 km/h
30 minutes = 30 × 60 = 1800 s
367 km
Speed of the particle =
1h
24 600 m
= 367 × 1000 m
1800 s =
3600 s
2 367 000 m
= 13 m/s
3 =
3600 s
1 hour 48 minutes
2. 12 24 hours 14 12 hours 17
= 107 m/s
48 4 18
1 hour 48 minutes = 1 = 1 hours
60 5
Distance between the two stations
4
= 200 × 1
5
= 360 km
= 360 × 1000 m
= 360 000 m

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 (c) 1000 cm/min 7. Time taken = 12 s Speed = 15 m/s
X Y
1000 cm M
=
1 min 120 m
 1000  (i) Time taken to travel from M to Y
 100  m
= 60
60 s =
15
1 =4s
= m/s
6 (ii) Average speed of the object for its entire journey from X to Y
(d) 86 km/min Total distance travelled
86 km =
Total time taken
=
1 min
120
86 × 1000 m =
= 12 + 4
60 s
120
=
1 16
= 1433 m/s
3 1
5. Speed of the fastest Singaporean sprinter = 7 m/s
2
100 m 8. Speed = 10 m/s
=
10.37 s Time taken = 6 s Speed = 25 m/s
L N
 100  M
 1000  km 160 m
=
 10.37  Distance travelled from L to M
 3600  h = 10 × 6
742 = 60 m
= 34 km/h
1037 Thus, distance travelled from M to N
Number of times the bullet train is as fast as the fastest Singaporean = 160 – 60
sprinter = 100 m
365 Time taken to travel from M to N
=
 742  100
 34 1037  =
25
3701 =4s
= 10
7200 Average speed of the object for its entire journey from L to N
6. Time taken to travel the first part of the journey Total distance travelled
=
19 Total time taken
=
57 160
=
1 6+4
= h
3 160
Time taken to travel the remaining part of the journey =
10
55 = 16 m/s
=
110 9. Time taken to travel the first 50 km of its journey
1 50 × 1000 m
= h =
2 25 m/s
Average speed of the car for its entire journey = 2000 s
Total distance travelled
= 2000
Total time taken = h
3600
19 + 55 5
= = h
1 1 9
+
3 2
Time taken to travel the next 120 km of its journey
74
= 120
5 =
80
6
4 1
= 88 km/h =1 h
5 2

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 Distance travelled for the last part of its journey Then the time taken for Nora to meet Lixin will be (x + 6) min.
35 Distance between Town A and Town B
= 90 ×
60 = 100 × (x + 6) + 75 × (x + 6)
= 52.5 km = 100x + 600 + 75x + 450
Average speed of the object for its entire journey = (175x + 1050) m
Total distance travelled Thus,
=
Total time taken 180x = 175x + 1050
50 + 120 + 52.5 10x – 175x = 1050
=
5 1 35
+1 + 5x = 1050
9 2 60
6 x = 210
= 84 km/h
19 Distance between Town A and Town B
10. Radius of the wheel of the car = 180 × 210
60 = 37 800 m
=
2
= 30 cm
= 0.3 m
Circumference of the wheel of the car
= 2 × p × 0.3
= 2 × 3.142 × 0.3
= 1.8852 m
Distance travelled by the car in 1 hour
= 13.2 × 60 × 60
= 47 520 m
Number of revolutions made by the wheel per minute
47 520
=
1.8852
=25 207 (to the nearest whole number)
11. Length of the goods train
8  8 
=  72 × +  54 ×
 3600   3600 
7
= km
25
7
= × 1000
25
= 280 m
12.
Nora: 100 m/min
Town A Town B
Kate: 80 m/min
Let the time taken for Nora to meet Kate be x min.
So distance between Town A and Town B
= 100 × x + 80 × x
= 180x m

Nora: 100 m/min

Town A Town B
Kate: 80 m/min
6 min Lixin: 75 m/min

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