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Understanding Distance-Time Graphs

The document discusses distance-time graphs, illustrating various journeys and how to interpret them. It includes examples of journeys taken by individuals like Yasmin and Ellie, along with exercises for drawing and analyzing graphs. Key questions focus on distance traveled, time taken, and pauses during the journeys.

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Understanding Distance-Time Graphs

The document discusses distance-time graphs, illustrating various journeys and how to interpret them. It includes examples of journeys taken by individuals like Yasmin and Ellie, along with exercises for drawing and analyzing graphs. Key questions focus on distance traveled, time taken, and pauses during the journeys.

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Maths

Distance-time graphs

Mr Clasper
Distance-time graphs
200

Distance from home (km)


Here is the 150
distance time
graph for a
journey. 100

Describe the
journey. 50

Tim
12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm e

2
Distance-time graphs
200

Distance from home (km)


150
What’s
different
about this 100
journey?

50

Tim
12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm e

3
Distance-time graphs
Draw a graph to represent the following journey

Ellie goes to see her friend.


She leaves her house at 10am.
She travels 500 metres and takes 10 minutes.
She stops to talk to her gran for 20 minutes.
She then walks to her friend’s house which is a further 1 km
from her house. This takes her 30 minutes.
She stays with her friend for 40 minutes.
She then walks back home and arrives home at noon.

4
Distance-time graphs

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10am. 1 km from her house.
This takes her 30 minutes.
Distance She travels 500 metres and
from home 1000
(m) takes 10 minutes.

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Tim
10 am 11 12pm e
am

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Distance-time graphs
1. Yasmin is driving on a straight road.
The graph shows her journey.

a) How far did she travel after 2


hours? 55 miles

b) How far from home was she at


4.30pm? 33 miles

6
Distance-time graphs
1. Yasmin is driving on a straight road.
The graph shows her journey.

c) How long was she stopped?


1hr 30 mins

7
Distance-time graphs
1. Yasmin is driving on a straight road.
The graph shows her journey.

d) How long did the journey take?


6 hours
e) What is the total distance
Yasmin drives?
110 miles

8
Distance-time graphs
2. Draw a graph to represent the
following journey.
● A tortoise walks 10 m in 7 minutes.
● He then pauses for 6 minutes.
● He then walks a further 4 m in 5
minutes.
● He stops and rests.

9
Distance-time graphs

● A tortoise walks 10 m in 7 minutes.


● He then pauses for 6 minutes.
● He then walks a further 4 m in 5
minutes.
● He stops and rests.

10

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