year 8 maths

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2 The training flight of a racing pigeon is shown in this distance–time graph.
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Distance from home (km)
40
30
20
10
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6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m.
Time
a How long does the pigeon take to fly the first 20 km ?
b How long is each of the rest stops?
c How far has the pigeon flown by 7:15 a.m .?
d At what times is the pigeon 30 km from home?
e Calculate the pigeon’s speed for each flight section of the journey, listing them in order.
f What is the furthest distance the pigeon was from home?
g How far does the pigeon fly between 7:30 a.m . and 9:15 a.m ?
h At what time has the pigeon flown a total of 80 km ?
i Calculate the pigeon’s average speed for the flight (correct to one decimal place).
j Describe the pigeon’s flight from 6 a.m to 7:45 a.m ., including the starting and finishing times,
the distances flown and the speed of each section.
Cambridge Maths NSW
Stage 4 Year 8 Second edition
ISBN 978-1-108-46627-1 © Palmer et al. 2018
Cambridge University Press
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