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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/11 · May/June 2018 · Q54 Marks

A plane leaves London on a flight to Dubai.

  1. (a)The plane lands in Dubai where the local time is 17 20. The flight time is 6 hours 50 minutes. The local time in Dubai is 3 hours ahead of the local time in London. Calculate the local time in London when the flight left.[2]
  2. (b)At one time during the flight the temperature inside the plane is 17°C. The temperature outside the plane is -43 °C. Work out the difference between the inside and outside temperatures.[1]
  3. (c)The plane leaves London where the temperature outside is 17°C. The plane rises to a height where the temperature outside is -43 °C. The temperature decreases by 2°C with every increase of 300m in height. Calculate the increase in height of the plane.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [2] (0)730 oe
  2. B1 for 1030, 1420 or 9(h)50 seen or M1 for subtraction of 3(h) and 6(h) 50 seen
  3. [1] 60
  4. [1] 9000

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Topic
Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 5.

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