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• Question 9May/June 2026, paper 11Structured2 marks

  When Ahmed gets out of bed he takes • 12 minutes to get dressed • 26 minutes to eat breakfast • 37 minutes to walk to the station. Ahmed must be at the station by 09 45. Work out the latest time Ahmed can get out of bed.

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Structured1 mark

  A journey starts at 1055 and ends at 1610. Find how long the journey takes.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark

  Jacob is 10 years 8 months old. Amy is 15 months younger than Jacob. Find how old Amy is.

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured2 marks

  Arjun lives in Delhi and Haru lives in Tokyo. They play a computer game online at the same time. They start at 14 45 Tokyo local time.

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• Question 16May/June 2026, paper 11Structured3 marks

  Buses at a station go to Alve or to Riba. Buses leave every 16 minutes for Alve. Buses leave every 28 minutes for Riba.

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• Question 22Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured5 marks

  A train to town $P$ leaves a station every 20 minutes. A train to town $Q$ leaves the same station every 35 minutes. Both trains leave at 0930.

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured1 mark

  A concert starts at 1950 and finishes 2 hours 42 minutes later. Work out the time the concert finishes.

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• Question 23Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured3 marks

  Bell $A$ rings every 22 minutes. Bell $B$ rings every 14 minutes. Both bells ring at 0900.

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• Question 5May/June 2026, paper 13Structured3 marks

  Sam takes 75 minutes to make a cake. The time taken to make the cake is in the ratio $\text{preparing}:\text{cooking}:\text{decorating}=6:10:9$. Work out the number of minutes Sam takes to decorate the cake.

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• Question 14Oct/Nov 2025, paper 32Structured5 marks

  Ada works from Monday to Friday. Her working hours each day are 0800 to 1230 and 1330 to 1700. Find the number of hours she works in 5 days.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 31Structured12 marksHas a diagram

  Jack does a survey about cycling. The bar chart shows the percentage of people in each age group who use a bicycle. Write down the percentage of people aged 60 to 69 who use a bicycle.

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Structured1 mark

  Tara goes on a journey by train. The train leaves at 0648. The journey takes 12 hours and 35 minutes.

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• Question 7May/June 2026, paper 31Structured3 marksHas a diagram

  The travel graph shows the journey of a train from Central station to Parkway station. For how many minutes does the train stop between Central and Parkway?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured1 mark

  Work out the number of seconds in six and a half hours.

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• Question 1May/June 2024, paper 31Structured15 marks

  The cost of a cinema ticket is $6.30 . Work out the total cost of 4 tickets.

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2023, paper 31Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  A railway line has three stations, Town, Port and Cove. Train $A$ leaves Town for Cove and train $B$ leaves Cove for Town. Both trains stop at Port.

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• Question 21May/June 2026, paper 32Structured3 marks

  Sam leaves home at 1430 and drives 106 km to town $A$. His average speed is $40\text{ km/h}$. Calculate the time he arrives at town $A$.

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• Question 5May/June 2025, paper 12Structured1 mark

  Complete this statement.

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• Question 3May/June 2024, paper 31Structured15 marksHas a diagram

  Here is part of the timetable for trains from Hinton to Jarmouth. All trains take the same time to travel from Hinton to Jarmouth. Complete the timetable.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2023, paper 32Structured15 marks

  The bar chart shows the number of goals scored by a team in each of 5 months. In February, 12 goals are scored. Complete the bar chart.

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• Question 1May/June 2026, paper 33Structured1 mark

  Write 4.25 pm using the 24-hour clock.

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• Question 6May/June 2025, paper 13Structured4 marks

  These are the lengths of time, in minutes, of seven phone calls. 10 22 5 7 35 8 75 Find the median.

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• Question 9May/June 2024, paper 32Structured6 marks

  Sara rides her bicycle at a speed of 420 metres per minute. Work out her speed in kilometres per hour.

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 33Structured10 marks

  Bayside, Millwater and Westbridge are towns beside a lake. The scale drawing shows the positions of Bayside ($B$) and Millwater ($M$). The scale is 1 centimetre represents 2 kilometres.

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• Question 4May/June 2025, paper 31Structured1 mark

  Calculate the number of months in 5 years.

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• Question 2May/June 2024, paper 33Structured15 marks

  Here is part of the timetable for buses from the station to the city centre. All buses take the same time to travel from the station to the city centre.

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• Question 1May/June 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark

  Work out the number of months in 5 years.

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• Question 11May/June 2025, paper 31Structured3 marks

  A plane leaves Seattle at 0730 on Tuesday and arrives in Seoul 10 hours and 55 minutes later. The local time in Seoul is 16 hours ahead of the local time in Seattle. Work out the day and time in Seoul when the plane arrives.

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• Question 6May/June 2023, paper 11Structured1 mark

  A train journey starts at 21 43. It takes 8 hours and 32 minutes. Find the time the journey finishes.

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• Question 1May/June 2025, paper 32Structured1 mark

  Write 3.45 pm using the 24-hour clock.

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