0580.C1.6.03 — practical situations, e.g. temperature changes.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0580.c1.6.03 — practical situations, e.g. temperature changes.

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1. 0980/11 · October/November 2024 · Q1[1]
   1 Jacob is 10 years 8 months old. Amy is 15 months younger than Jacob. Find how old Amy is.See it on the paper →
2. 0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q3b[2]
   3 Jack does a survey about cycling. (b) Jack makes 18 cycling trips in one year. Each cycling trip lasts 23 minutes. Find the total time Jack spends cycling in this year. Give your answer in hours and minutes.See it on the paper →
3. 0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(i)[2]
   (a) This is a recipe to make ice cream for 6 people. 270 ml cream 270 ml milk 100 g sugar 4 egg yolks Tom makes ice cream for 10 people. (i) Work out how much milk he uses.See it on the paper →
4. 0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(iii)[1]
   This is a recipe to make ice cream for 6 people. 270 ml cream 270 ml milk 100 g sugar 4 egg yolks Tom makes ice cream for 10 people. (iii) Tom lets the mixture cool to $5^{\circ }\text{C}$. He then puts it into a freezer to cool to $-18^{\circ }\text{C}$. Find the difference in these temperatures.See it on the paper →
5. 0980/31 · October/November 2023 · Q3b(i)[1]
   (b) In Hobart, the temperature at 8 am was $-3^{\circ }\text{C}$ and the temperature at 3 pm was $7^{\circ }\text{C}$. (i) Find the difference in the temperatures between 8 am and 3 pm.See it on the paper →
6. 0980/31 · October/November 2023 · Q3b(ii)[1]
   (b) In Hobart, the temperature at 8 am was $-3^{\circ }\text{C}$ and the temperature at 3 pm was $7^{\circ }\text{C}$. (ii) The temperature at 10 pm was $12^{\circ }\text{C}$ lower than at 3 pm. Find the temperature at 10 pm.See it on the paper →
7. 0980/22 · May/June 2023 · Q1[1]

   1-mark “Find” question — its maths and diagrams are best seen on the paper.

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8. 0980/22 · May/June 2022 · Q1[1]
   1 At noon, the temperature is $4°\text{C}$. At midnight, the temperature is $-9°\text{C}$. Work out the difference in temperature between noon and midnight.See it on the paper →
9. 0980/21 · October/November 2021 · Q2a[3]
   Hank flies from Los Angeles to Shanghai. (a) The flight departs on Friday 22 July at 21 40. The flight takes 13 hours 35 minutes. The local time in Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of the local time in Los Angeles. Find the day, date and time in Shanghai when Hank’s flight arrives.See it on the paper →
10. 0980/12 · May/June 2021 · Q5[2]
    5 The formula for changing a temperature measured in Celsius (${}^{\circ }$C) to Fahrenheit (${}^{\circ }$F) is $F=\frac{9C}{5}+32$. Use this formula to change $65^{\circ }$C to Fahrenheit.See it on the paper →
11. 0980/32 · May/June 2021 · Q3a(i)[1]
    Pierre travels from his home in Lyon to Singapore. (a) He travels by train from Lyon to Paris. The train leaves Lyon at 9.05 am and arrives in Paris at 1.30 pm. (i) Write 1.30 pm in the 24-hour clock system.See it on the paper →
12. 0980/32 · May/June 2021 · Q3a(ii)[1]
    Pierre travels from his home in Lyon to Singapore. (a) He travels by train from Lyon to Paris. The train leaves Lyon at 9.05 am and arrives in Paris at 1.30 pm. (ii) Work out, in hours and minutes, the time the train journey takes.See it on the paper →
13. 0980/32 · May/June 2021 · Q3b[3]
    Pierre travels from his home in Lyon to Singapore. (b) He then travels by plane from Paris to Singapore. The plane leaves Paris at 1635 on Thursday and arrives in Singapore 13 hours and 45 minutes later. The local time in Singapore is 6 hours ahead of the local time in Paris. Work out the day and time in Singapore when...See it on the paper →
14. 0980/32 · May/June 2021 · Q3e[2]
    Pierre travels from his home in Lyon to Singapore. (e) Pierre stays at a hotel in Singapore for 5 nights. The cost per night of the room is $170. His total hotel bill is $975.40. Calculate how much Pierre spends on other hotel items.See it on the paper →
15. 0980/32 · May/June 2021 · Q4d[2]
    (d) The mass, $m$ grams, of a ball is $415$ g, correct to the nearest $5$ grams. Complete the statement about the value of $m$. $\cdots \le m<\dots$See it on the paper →
16. 0980/42 · May/June 2021 · Q1c[4]
    (c) Maria paints a rectangular wall. The length of the wall is $20.5\text{ m}$ and the height is $2.4\text{ m}$, both correct to 1 decimal place. One litre of paint covers an area of exactly $10{\text{ m}}^2$. Calculate the smallest number of 2.5-litre tins of paint she will need to be sure all the wall is painted. Show...See it on the paper →
17. 0980/22 · May/June 2020 · Q17[3]
    17 A train of length $105$ m takes $11$ seconds to pass completely through a station of length $225$ m. Calculate the speed of the train in km/h.See it on the paper →
18. 0980/31 · October/November 2019 · Q1b(iv)[1]
    (b) Jodie and her two children go to a football match. (iv) The match starts at 14 55 and ends 1 hour 50 minutes later. Work out the time the match ends.See it on the paper →
19. 0980/12 · May/June 2019 · Q18a[1]
    18 A machine always takes 5 minutes to paint an 80 metre white line on a road. (a) Work out the number of metres painted in 45 minutes. ................................................ m [1]See it on the paper →
20. 0980/12 · May/June 2019 · Q18b[2]
    A machine always takes 5 minutes to paint an 80 metre white line on a road. (b) Work out the number of minutes taken to paint a 2.8 km line.See it on the paper →

What examiners said

This was very well answered, with most giving a correct answer of 10 (or -10). The most common errors seen was 4 from 7–3 rather than 7 – –3.

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0980/31 Q3(b)(i) (Cambridge)

This part was again well answered, with the most common incorrect answer being 5 instead of –5. Other errors included 22 (or –22) or 9 (12 – 3).

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0980/31 Q3(b)(ii) (Cambridge)

Most of the candidates answered this correctly. A small minority subtracted –5 from 8 or added –5 to 8 instead of subtracting 8 from –5. Consequently 3 and 13 were common incorrect answers.

— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0980/22 Q1 (Cambridge)