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Time, Currency & ConversionsCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test

10 questions, 26 marks

Cambridge IGCSE Maths

Time, Currency & Conversions

Total 26 marks

Name

Class

Date

  1. 1
    A flight departs London at 14:45 (24-hour clock) and takes 6 hours 30 minutes to reach Dubai, which is 4 hours ahead of London time.
    (a)
    Find the London time of arrival.
    [1 mark]
    • A20:15
    • B22:15
    • C21:45
    • D21:15
    (b)
    Find the local Dubai time of arrival.
    [1 mark]
    • A00:15
    • B01:15
    • C02:15
    • D23:15
    (c)
    Convert the London departure time, 14:45, to 12-hour clock format.
    [1 mark]
    • A2:45 am
    • B4:45 pm
    • C2:45 pm
    • D14:45 am

    Total for question 1: 3 marks

  2. 2
    A tourist converts 500 British pounds (GBP) to US dollars (USD) at a rate of 1 GBP = 1.28 USD, then spends 340 USD.
    (a)
    Find the total amount of US dollars the tourist receives.
    [2 marks]
    (b)
    Find the USD remaining after spending, then convert this back to GBP at the same rate, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.
    [2 marks]

    Total for question 2: 4 marks

  3. 3
    A water tank has a capacity of 2.5 m3^3. A cylinder-shaped bottle holds 750 ml of water. The tank is initially 40% full.
    (a)
    Convert the tank's capacity to litres, then find how many of the 750 ml bottles would be needed to fill the tank completely (round up to the next whole bottle).
    [3 marks]
    (b)
    The tank is initially 40% full. Find the volume of water, in litres, needed to fill it completely.
    [3 marks]

    Total for question 3: 6 marks

  4. 4
    A construction company measures a rectangular plot of land with length 250 m and width 180 m. Workers are paid 18 dollars per hour and work from 07:30 to 16:15 each day, with a 45-minute unpaid lunch break.
    (a)
    Find the area of the plot in m2^2, then convert this to hectares (1 hectare = 10000 m2^2).
    [4 marks]
    (b)
    Find the number of paid hours a worker works in one day, giving your answer in hours and minutes.
    [4 marks]
    (c)
    Find a worker's total pay for a 5-day working week at this daily rate, then find the minimum number of full weeks needed to earn enough to buy equipment costing 4000 dollars.
    [5 marks]

    Total for question 4: 13 marks

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