O Level Mathematics 4024, topic 2.9

Graphs in practical situations: past paper questions

9 Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 questions on Graphs in practical situations (2.9) from 9 papers, 2023 to 2025. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 9
Papers: 9
Years: 2023 to 2025
Total marks: 37
Average per question: 4.1 marks
Largest question: 8 marks

By type: Structured 9

How hard the questions are

Recall0
Apply9
Analyse0
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Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.

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calculateApply4 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
findApply4 questions
useApply2 questions
work outApply2 questions
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
completeApply1 question
describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
drawApply1 question
show thatApply1 question
writeRecall1 question
give an answer in a specific form

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Question 14Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured3 marksHas a diagram
Lia cycles $800 m$ in 105 seconds. The diagram shows the speed–time graph for this journey. Work out the value of $v$ .
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Question 21Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured2 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for a journey. Calculate the total distance travelled.
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Question 19Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for part of a car journey. Calculate the acceleration of the car in the first 10 seconds of the journey.
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Question 18May/June 2025, paper 12Structured5 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for a cyclist’s journey. Describe the motion of the cyclist between $t = 40$ and $t = 100$ .
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Question 9May/June 2024, paper 11Structured3 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the distance–time graph of a cyclist for the first two stages of a race, $A B$ and $B C$ . Work out the average speed of the cyclist for the second stage, $B C$ .
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Question 18Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured4 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph of part of a journey for two cyclists, A and B. Find the acceleration of cyclist A during the first 20 seconds.
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Question 1May/June 2024, paper 22Structured8 marks
Oranges cost $1.45 per kilogram. Asher buys 1.2 kg of oranges. Find the change he receives from $10.
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Question 16May/June 2023, paper 12Structured2 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows the speed–time graph for part of a car’s journey. Calculate the distance travelled by the car in the 150 seconds.
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Question 8May/June 2023, paper 21Structured6 marksHas a diagram
Maya leaves the office for a factory visit. The distance–time graph shows her journey from the office to the factory. Maya stays at the factory for $1 \frac{1}{2}$ hours.
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