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14 Time and Timetables

14.1 Telling the Time
In this section we look at different ways of writing times; for example, '7:45' is the
same time as 'quarter to eight'.
12 1
11
On a clockface, this can be represented as minute 10 2
shown here: hand
9 3
8 4
Also remember that 7 5
6

one hour = 60 minutes hour hand

so that

half an hour = 30 minutes

quarter of an hour = 15 minutes
three quarters of an hour = 45 minutes

Example 1
Write each time using digits and show the position of the hands on a clockface:
(a) twenty five past eight,
(b) quarter to ten.

Solution 11 12 1
10 2
(a) Twenty five past eight using digits is
9 3
8:25 8 4
7 6 5

(a) Quarter to ten can be thought of as:

15 minutes to 10 o'clock
11 12 1
or 10 2
45 minutes past 9 o'clock 9 3

so, using digits, quarter to ten is 8 4

7 6 5
9:45

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Example 2
Write each of the times shown on these clocks:
(i) in words, and (ii) using digits.

(a) 11
12 1 (b) 11 12 1 (c) 11
12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 6 5 7 5
6 6

Solution
(a) (i) Five past four (ii) 4:05
(b) (i) Ten to three (ii) 2:50
(c) (i) Twenty five to six (ii) 5:35

Exercises
1. Write the times shown on each of these clocks in words and digits:
(a) (b) (c)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 5 7 5
6 6

(d) (e) (f)

11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5 7 6 5
6 6

(g) (h) (i)

11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 6 5 7 5
6 6

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2. Draw these times on clock faces:
(a) ten past five (b) ten to nine (c) quarter to seven
(d) quarter past twelve (e) half past ten (f) twenty to nine
(g) ten to two (h) twenty five to six (i) twenty past four

3. Draw these times on clock faces:

(a) 4:00 (b) 5:30 (c) 7:15
(d) 8:20 (e) 2:45 (f) 3:50
(g) 1:55 (h) 6:05 (i) 11:35

4. Write these times in words:

(a) 9:30 (b) 4:00 (c) 4:25
(d) 8:45 (e) 7:35 (f) 9:05

5. Write these times using digits:

(a) eight o'clock (b) quarter to seven
(c) ten past five (d) half past six
(e) ten to three (f) five to four
(g) twenty five to nine (h) twenty to three

6. This picture shows the time

on Vicki's radio clock:
7:42

(a) Draw a picture to show where the hands would be on this clock:

11 12 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5

(b) Write the time in words.

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7. Daniel's digital watch has gone wrong and shows a grey blob instead of the
first digit of the minutes.
Use the ordinary clock to tell Daniel what the missing digit is for each of the
times shown below:
(a)

11 12 1
10 2

8 4 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

(b)

11 12 1
10 2

1 2 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

(c)

12 1
11
10 2

1 1 6 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

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(d)

11 12 1
10 2

10 4 9 3
8 4
7 6 5

8. Halim looks at his watch and sees that the time is 7:46.
(a) Write this time in words.
(b) What will be the time 10 minutes later?

9. A bus leaves school at five minutes past four and Tony gets off 20 minutes
later. What is the time when Tony gets off the bus? Write your answers in
words and in figures.

14.2 12- and 24-hour Clocks

The 24-hour clock system can be used to tell if times are in the morning or the
afternoon. Alternatively, times can be given as 'a.m.' or 'p.m.'

Example 1
Write these times in 24-hour clock time:
(a) 3.06 a.m. (b) 8:14 p.m.

Solution
(a) As this is an 'a.m.' time it remains the same but with a zero in front of the 3,
0306
(b) As this is a 'p.m.' time, add 12 to the hours to give
2014

Example 2
Write these times using 'a.m.' or 'p.m':
(a) 1428 (b) 0742

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Solution
(a) As the hours figure, 14, is greater than 12, subtract 12 and write as a 'p.m.'
time:
2:28 p.m.

(b) As the hours figure, 07, is less than 12, simply remove the zero and write as
an 'a.m.' time:
7:42 a.m.

Exercises
1. Convert these times to 24-hour clock times:
(a) 9:42 a.m. (b) 11:28 p.m. (c) 11:14 a.m.
(d) 7:13 p.m. (e) 9:21 p.m. (f) 4:18 p.m.
(g) 10:05 a.m. (h) 12:15 a.m. (i) 12:15 p.m.

2. Write these times in 24-hour clock time:

(a) quarter to eight in the morning, (b) ten minutes to midnight,
(c) ten past nine in the evening, (d) five to seven in the morning,
(e) quarter past five in the afternoon, (f) half past two in the afternoon.

3. Write these 24-hour clock times in 12-hour clock times, using 'a.m.' or
'p.m.':
(a) 1204 (b) 0822 (c) 1842
(d) 1330 (e) 1440 (f) 2305
(g) 1735 (h) 1605 (i) 0342

4. Write these 24-hour clock times in words, as in question 2:

(a) 1430 (b) 1555 (c) 0745

5. Insert 'a.m.' or 'p.m.' into each sentence so that it makes sense:

(a) Joshua woke up at 6:45.
(b) Miles came home from school at 3:55.
(c) Andy started his night shift at 10:15.
(d) Grace ate her lunch at 11:45.
(e) James went to bed at 8:55.
(f) Heidi cooked a meal at 5:15.
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6. Here are the timings for a school day. Registration 8:55 a.m.
Lesson 1 9:05 a.m.
Convert them to 24-hour clock times.
Lesson 2 10:05 a.m.
Lesson 3 11:05 a.m.
Lunch 12:05 p.m.
Lesson 4 1:05 p.m.
Lesson 5 2:05 p.m.
Day ends 3:05 p.m.

7. A train leaves at 0020. Write this time in words.

8. Shamil leaves home at 0900 and returns 7 hours later. Write the time that
Shamil gets home in 24-hour clock time, and in 12-hour clock time using
'a.m.' or 'p.m.'.

14.3 Units of Time

In this section we explore the different units of time.

1 minute = 60 seconds
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 day = 24 hours
1 week = 7 days
1 year = 365 days (366 days in a
leap year)
January has 31 days
February has 28 days (29 days in a
leap year)
March has 31 days
April has 30 days
May has 31 days
June has 30 days
July has 31 days
August has 31 days
September has 30 days
October has 31 days
November has 30 days
December has 31 days

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Example 1
How many hours are there in May?

Solution
Number of hours in May = 31 × 24
= 744 hours

Example 2
25 February is a Friday. What will be the date on the next Friday:
(a) if it is not a leap year,
(b) if it is a leap year?

Solution
(a) You could write out the next 7 days like this:

Friday 25
Saturday 26 or
Sunday 27 25 + 7 = 32
Monday 28 32 − 28 = 4
Tuesday 1 So the next Friday will be 4 March.
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3
Friday 4

(b) Using the addition method:

25 + 7 = 32
32 − 29 = 3

So, in a leap year, the next Friday will be 3 March.

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Exercises
1. How many hours are there in a week?

2. How many hours are there in:

(a) September,
(b) February (2 answers needed),
(c) one year (2 answers needed)?

3. How many minutes are there in:

(a) one day, (b) one week?

4. How many seconds are there in:

(a) one hour, (b) one day?

5. If 25 March is a Friday, what will be the date on the following Friday?

6. Sasha goes on holiday on Monday 20 June. She returns 14 days later.

On what date does she return from her holiday?

7. If 3 October is a Monday:
(a) what day of the week will 1 November be,
(b) what will be the date of the first Monday in November?

8. Hannah goes to the bank every Tuesday. The last time she went was on
Tuesday 20 October.
(a) What will be the dates of her next 2 visits to the bank?
(b) On the second Tuesday in November she is ill and goes to the bank on
Wednesday instead. What is the date of that Wednesday?

9. This year Mike's birthday is on a Saturday in June. What day will his
birthday be on next year if:
(a) next year is a leap year,
(b) next year is not a leap year?

10. In 1998, Christmas Day was on a Friday. Name the day of the week for
Christmas Day in:
(a) 1997,
(b) 2000.

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11. (a) For how many days have you been alive?
(b) How many hours is this?
(c) How many minutes is this?
(d) How many seconds is this?
(e) David has been alive for approximately 1 892 160 000 seconds.
In which year do you think he was born?

14.4 Timetables
In this section we consider how to extract information from timetables.

Example 1
Bristol Parkway - Cardiff - Swansea
London
Cheltenham - Bath - Bristol
Sundays from 26 July
London Paddington d 1903 1915 1930 2000 2030 2100 2130 2200 2215
Reading d 1935 1945 2003 2030 2100 2130 2200 2230 2245
Didcot Parkway d 1949 – 2017 2044 2114 2144 2214 2244 2259
Swindon d 2009 2015 2036 2103 2133 2203 2233 2303 2319
Kemble a 2022 – – – – – 2250 – –
Stroud a 2037 – – – – – 2305 – –
Stonehouse a 2042 – – – – – 2310 – –
Gloucester a 2053 – – – – – 2323 – –
Cheltenham Spa a 2108 – – - – – 2335 – –
Chippenham d – – 2049 – 2145 – 2245 – 2332
Bath Spa a – 2035 2105 – 2157 – 2257 – 2343
Bristol Parkway d – – – 2129 – 2229 – 2329 –
Bristol Temple Meads a – 2051 2117 – 2211 – 2311 – 2357
Weston-super-Mare a – 2110 – – – – – – 0018
Newport a – – – 2149 – 2249 – 2353 –
Hereford a – – – – – – – – –
Cardiff Central a – – – 2205 – 2305 – 0014 –
Bridgend a – – – 2225 – 2325 – 0034 –
Port Talbot Parkway a – – – 2237 – 2337 – 0046 –
Neath a – – – 2244 – 2344 – 0053 –
Swansea a – – – 2257 – 2357 – 0106 –

a: arrives d: departs

Use the train timetable above to answer these questions:

(a) If you catch the 1915 from London Paddington, at what time would you
arrive in Weston-super-Mare?
(b) Ted arrives in Chippenham at 2245. At what time did he leave London
Paddington?
(c) Tina catches the 2205 at Cardiff Central. At what time does she arrive in
Neath?

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Solution London

Sundays from 26 July

(a) The 1915 from London Paddington London Paddington d 1903 1915 19
Reading d 1935 1945 20
arrives at Weston-super-Mare at 2110. Didcot Parkway d 1949 – 20
Swindon d 2009 2015 20
Kemble a 2022 –
Stroud a 2037 –
Stonehouse a 2042 –
Gloucester a 2053 –
Cheltenham Spa a 2108 –
Chippenham d – – 20
Bath Spa a – 2035 21
Bristol Parkway d – –
Bristol Temple Meads a – 2051 21
(b) To arrive in Chippenham at 2245 Ted Weston-super-Mare a – 2110
must have left London Paddington Newport a – –
at 2130.

Sundays from 26 July

London Paddington d 1903 1915 1930 2000 2030 2100 2130 22
Reading d 1935 1945 2003 2030 2100 2130 2200 22
Didcot Parkway d 1949 – 2017 2044 2114 2144 2214 22
Swindon d 2009 2015 2036 2103 2133 2203 2233 23
Kemble a 2022 – – – – – 2250
Stroud a 2037 – – – – – 2305
Stonehouse a 2042 – – – – – 2310
Gloucester a 2053 – – – – – 2323
Cheltenham Spa a 2108 – – - – – 2335
Chippenham d – – 2049 – 2145 – 2245
Bath Spa a – 2035 2105 – 2157 – 2257
Bristol Parkway d – – – 2129 – 2229 – 23

Sundays from 26 July

London Paddington d 1903 1915 1930 2000 2
(c) The 2205 from Cardiff Reading d 1935 1945 2003 2030 2
Central arrives in Neath Didcot Parkway d 1949 – 2017 2044 2
Swindon d 2009 2015 2036 2103 2
at 2244. Kemble a 2022 – – –
Stroud a 2037 – – –
Stonehouse a 2042 – – –
Gloucester a 2053 – – –
Cheltenham Spa a 2108 – – -
Chippenham d – – 2049 – 2
Bath Spa a – 2035 2105 – 2
Bristol Parkway d – – – 2129
Bristol Temple Meads a – 2051 2117 – 2
Weston-super-Mare a – 2110 – –
Newport a – – – 2149
Hereford a – – – –
Cardiff Central a – – – 2205
Bridgend a – – – 2225
Port Talbot Parkway a – – – 2237
Neath a – – – 2244
Swansea a – – – 2257

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Exercises
1. The table below gives the timetable for a ski train that runs from London
Waterloo International:

London Waterloo International depart 0857

Ashford International depart 1006
Moûtiers arrive 1657
Aime la Plagne arrive 1723
Bourg-St-Maurice arrive 1742

(a) At what time does the train leave Ashford International?

(b) At what time does the train arrive at Bourg-St-Maurice?
(c) Where does the train arrive at 1657?
(d) John arrives at London Waterloo International at five past nine.
Can he catch the train?

2. The timetable below gives the times of early morning trains from Norwich
to London Liverpool Street:

NORWICH Dep 0500 0520 0530 0600 0630 0655 0710 0755 0805 0835 0905
Diss Dep 0518 0547 0618 0647 0713 0728 ....... 0823 0852 0922
Stowmarket Dep 0531 ....... 0558 0630 0658 0725 0740 ....... 0835 0903 0933
IPSWICH Arr 0541 0553 0610 0641 0709 0736 0751 0828 0846 0913 0944
Dep 0543 0553 0612 0642 0710 0737 0752 0830 0847 0915 0945
Manningtree Dep 0553 ....... 0620 0652 0721 ...... 0802 ....... ....... 0925 .......
COLCHESTER Dep 0604 0610 0632 0704 0732 ....... 0812 ....... 0906 0935 1003
Chelmsford Dep ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1020
LIVERPOOL Arr 0653 070 0721 0756 0826 0848 0903 0933 0955 1025 1054
STREET

(a) At what time does the 0630 from Norwich arrive at Liverpool Street?
(b) Jason arrives by train at Liverpool street at 0903. At what time did he
catch the train at Diss?
(c) If you catch the 0655 from Norwich, at what time do you arrive at
Ipswich?
(d) Alex arrives at Ipswich station at 0900 and catches the next train to
Liverpool Street. At what time does he arrive at Liverpool Street?
(e) Scott catches the 0612 at Ipswich. At what time does he arrive at
Manningtree?

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3. The timetable below gives information about trains from London Waterloo
to Paris:

Waterloo International 0508 0619 0723 0753 0823 0853 0953 1023 1053 1157
Ashford International 0616 0719 0823 ....... 0923 ....... 1053 ....... ....... .......
Calais-Fréthun ....... 0856 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1429
Lille Europe ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1150 ....... ....... ....... .......
Paris Nord 0923 1023 1123 1147 1223 1253 1353 1417 1453 1556

(a) Scott arrives in Paris at 1123. At what time did he leave Waterloo?
(b) Chelsea arrives in Paris at 1223. At what time did she leave Ashford?
(c) Jai wants to go from Waterloo to Lille Europe. Which train should he
catch?
(d) Halim wants to arrive in Calais-Fréthun before 9:00 a.m. Which train
should he catch?

4. Mike is in Brussels and wants to return to Ashford. He looks at this train

timetable:

Brussels to Waterloo
Brussels Midi 0856 1102 1302 1456 1702 1756 1856 2102
Lille Europe 0937 1142 1342 1536 1742 1836 1936 2142
Ashford International 0938 1141 1341 1536 1741 1837 1938 .......
Waterloo International 1047 1247 1447 1639 1843 1939 2039 2239

(a) At what time should he catch a train if he wants to arrive in Ashford

at 1741?
(b) Which train should he avoid if he wants to go to Ashford?
(c) If he catches the 1456, at what time does he arrive in Ashford?
(d) He catches the 1456, but falls asleep and does not get off at Ashford.
At what time does he get to Waterloo?

5. Use the following timetable to answer these questions:

(a) Rachel catches the 1600 at Reading. At what time does she arrive in
Bristol?
(b) Emma catches the 1330 at London Paddington. At what time does she
arrive in Bristol?
(c) Hannah arrives in Newport at 1545. At what time did she leave
Reading?
(d) Ben arrives at Neath at 1451. At what time did he leave Swindon?

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Bristol Parkway - Cardiff - Swansea

London
Cheltenham - Bath - Bristol
Sundays from 26 July
London Paddington d 1152 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530
Reading d 1222 1230 1301 1330 1403 1430 1500 1530 1600
Didcot Parkway d – 1244 1314 – 1417 – 1514 1544 1614
Swindon d 1252 1303 1333 1358 1437 1458 1533 1603 1633
Kemble a – 1320 – – – – 1559 – –
Stroud a – 1335 – – – – 1614 – –
Stonehouse a – 1340 – – – – 1619 – –
Gloucester a – 1353 – – – – 1632 – –
Cheltenham Spa a – 1409 – – – – 1644 – –
Chippenham d – – 1346 – 1449 – 1545 – 1645
Bath Spa a – – 1358 – 1501 – 1557 – 1701
Bristol Parkway d – 1329 – 1424 – 1524 – 1629 –
Bristol Temple Meads a 1324 – 1412 – 1515 – 1611 – 1713
Weston-super-Mare a – – 1432 – 1543 – 1651 – 1751
Newport a – 1349 – 1445 – 1545 – 1649 –
Hereford a – – – 1605 – 1720 – 1820 –
Cardiff Central a – 1412 – 1508 – 1608 – 1705 –
Bridgend a – 1432 – 1528 – 1628 – 1725 –
Port Talbot Parkway a – 1444 – 1540 – 1640 – 1737 –
Neath a – 1451 – 1547 – 1647 – 1744 –
Swansea a – 1504 – 1559 – 1659 – 1757 –

6. Penzance - Plymouth - Torbay -

London
Exeter - Taunton - Reading
Sundays
Penzance d – – – – – 0832 – 0926 0926
St Erth d – – – – – – – 0937 0937
Camborne d – – – – – – – 0948 0948
Redruth d – – – – – 0855 – 0955 0955
Truro d – – – – – 0907 – 1007 1007
St Austell d – – – – – 0924 – 1024 1024
Par d – – – – – 0932 – 1032 1032
Bodmin Parkway d – – – – – 0943 – 1043 1043
Liskeard d – – – – – 0955 – 1055 1055
Plymouth d – – 0830 0844 0844 1020 1042 1123 1123
Totnes d – – 0857 0910 0910 1050 1108 1150 1150
Paignton d – – – 0940 0940 1015 1059 1140 1140
Torquay d – – – 0946 0946 1021 1105 1145 1145
Newton Abbot d – – 0910 0958 0958 1103 1121 1203 1203
Teignmouth d – – 0916 1004 1004 1041 – – –
Dawlish d – – 0921 1009 1009 1046 – – –
Exeter St Davids d 0800 0815 0939 1022 1022 1124 1140 1224 1224
Tiverton Parkway d 0814 0829 0953 0958 0958 1043 – 1238 1238
Taunton d 0828 0843 1006 1045 1045 1148 1230 1252 1252
Bristol Temple Meads a 0902 – 1040 – – – 1312 – 1325
Castle Cary d – – – – – – – – –
Westbury d – 0929 – 1132 – – – 1338 –
Pewsey d – 0945 – – – – – – –
Newbury a – 1004 – – – – – – –
Reading a 1000 1034 1135 1226 1227 1316 1424 1432 1430
Gatwick Airport a 1131 1231 1331 1431 1431 1511 – 1631 1631
Heathrow Terminal 1 a 1100 1200 1300 1330 1330 1430 – 1600 1530
London Paddington a 1043 1115 1213 1305 1305 1359 1500 1514 1514

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Use the timetable to answer these questions:

(a) David catches the 0939 at Exeter St Davids. At what time does he
arrive in London?
(b) Stewart arrives in London at 1514. At what time did he leave St Erth?
(c) Helen wants to travel from Camborne to Plymouth. What is the
earliest time she can get there by train?
(d) Misha arrives in Reading at 1432. At what time did she leave Truro?

7. Use the following bus timetable to answer these questions:

(a) What bus should you catch from Glasgow to be at Clydebank by
1:00 p.m?
(b) You arrive at the bus stop in Tarbet at 1300. At what time could you
arrive in Connel?
(c) If you leave Glasgow at 1000, at what time will you arrive in Oban?
(d) If you catch the 1233 bus from Anniesland, where will you get off
the bus in Dalmally?

GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn 0815 1000 – 1215 1800

Hillhead Gt Western Rd at Kersland St 0825 1010 – 1225 1810
Gartnavel Gt Western Rd Bus Stop 0829 1015 – 1229 1814
Anniesland Cross 0833 1019 – 1233 1818
Drumchapel Drumry Roundabout 0841 1026 – 1241 1826
Clydebank Gt Western Rd at Kilbowie Rd 0844 1029 – 1244 1829
Dumbarton Barloan Toll 0855 1043 – 1255 1840
Balloch Layby near Roundabout 0900 1048 – 1300 1845
Luss Bypass 0911 1100 – 1311 1856
Tarbet Hotel 0921 1111 – 1321 1906
Arrochar Braeside Stores 0925 – – 1325 1910
Cairndow War Memorial 0944 – – 1344 1928
INVERARAY arr Front Street 1000 – – 1405 1945
INVERARAY dep Front Street 1010 – – 1415 1955
TYNDRUM arr Little Chef – 1200 – – –
TYNDRUM dep Little Chef – – 1215 – –
Dalmally opp Glen Orchy Hotel 1035 – – 1440 2020
Dalmally opp Police Station – – 1233 – –
Taynuilt Hotel 1054 – 1252 1459 2039
Connel Bypass at Bridge 1104 – 1304 1509 2049
OBAN Railway Station 1115 – 1315 1520 2100

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8. This timetable gives the times of departures of the ferry between Penzance
and St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly, for 1998.

Mondays to Fridays, daily

6 April to 2 October Depart Penzance 0915
Depart St Mary's 1630

Saturdays only
4 April to 2 May  Depart Penzance 0915

11 July  Depart St Mary's 1630

9 May & 16 May 

 Depart Penzance 1100
6 June to 4 July 
Depart St Mary's 1500
5 Sept to 3 October

23 May & 30 May  Depart Penzance 0630 and 1345

18 July to 29 August  Depart St Mary's 0945 and 1700

Sundays only

30 August Depart Penzance 0915

Depart St Mary's 1630

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

5 October to 31 October Depart Penzance 0915
Depart St Mary's 1630

(a) What was the date of the only Sunday in 1998 on which you could
catch the ferry?
(b) At what time did the ferry leave Penzance on Saturday 6 June?
(c) At what time did the ferry leave St Mary's on Wednesday 14
October?
(d) Was there a ferry on Thursday 15 October?
(e) On how many days were there two return journeys instead of the
usual one?

9. The table gives the flight numbers and times of flights to and from the Isles
of Scilly from Newquay, Plymouth and Southampton.
To ISLES OF SCILLY From ISLES OF SCILLY
Newquay (Flight time 30 mins)
5Y201 0930 TWTh 5Y200 0830 TWTh
5Y203 1000 M FS 5Y202 0900 M FS
5Y205 1445 M W FS 5Y204 1330 M W FS
5Y207 1745 T Th 5Y206 1630 T Th

Plymouth (Flight time 45 mins)

5Y301 1335 M W F 5Y300 1220 M W F
Southampton (Flight time 90 mins)
5Y501 1000 M F 5Y500 0800 M F

M - Mon, T - Tues, W - Wed, Th - Thurs, F - Fri, S - Sat, Su - Sun

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The left hand side of the table gives flights to the Isles of Scilly and the right
hand side gives flights from the Isles of Scilly.
(a) On which days can you fly from Southampton to the Isles of Scilly?
(b) On which day are there no flights from any of these airports to the
Isles of Scilly?
(c) If you catch the 1000 from Newquay, at what time do you arrive in
the Isles of Scilly?
(d) Khan arrives in the Isles of Scilly at 1130. Where did he fly from?
(e) What is the latest time that you could land in the Isles of Scilly?

10. The following timetable gives details of flights from the Isle of Man to
Heathrow:

Isle of Man to London Heathrow

Flight Number Operation Dates Days Routes Depart - Arrive

JE301 30SEP - 16OCT98 123456- IOM - LHR 0700 - 0815
JE301 19OCT - 24OCT98 123456- IOM - LHR 0700 - 0815 Days
JE301 17OCT - 17OCT98 - - - - - 6- IOM - LHR 0700 - 0815 1 = Monday
JE305 30SEP - 23OCT98 12345 - - IOM - LHR 1440 - 1540 2 = Tuesday
JE307 30SEP - 23OCT98 12345 - 7 IOM - LHR 1755 - 1900 3 = Wednesday
JE309 04OCT - 18OCT98 - - - - - - 7 IOM - LHR 0740 - 0900 4 = Thursday
JE311 03OCT - 10OCT98 - - - - - 6 - IOM - LHR 1755 - 1855 5 = Friday
JE311 24OCT - 24OCT98 - - - - - 6 - IOM - LHR 1755 - 1855 6 = Saturday
JE311 17OCT - 17OCT98 - - - - - 6 - IOM - LHR 1755 - 1855 7 = Sunday
JE307 25OCT - 25OCT98 - - - - - - 7 IOM - LHR 1755 - 1900
JE313 25OCT - 25OCT98 - - - - - - 7 IOM - LHR 1040 - 1200

(a) What is the flight number of the plane that arrives at Heathrow
at 0900, and on which day?
(b) On which day does the 1755 flight have the shortest journey time?
(c) How many flights are there to Heathrow on Sunday 25 October?
(d) What is the earliest departure time on Wednesday 21 October?
(e) What is the latest arrival time on Saturday 10 October?

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14.5 Time Problems in Context

In this section we consider further problems involving time, travel and also rates
of pay.

Example 1
The timetable below gives the times of buses from Glasgow to Edinburgh:

GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn 1445 1500 1515 1530 1545

Eurocentral Gt A8 Interchange – – – 1550 –
Harthill Service Area 1510 1525 1540 1600 1610
Newbridge East A8 opp RACAL 1531 1546 1601 1621 1631
Ratho Sation Road End 1532 1547 1602 1622 1632
Ingliston Showground West Entrance 1534 1549 1604 1624 1634
Corstorphine Drum Brae 1538 1553 1608 1628 1638
Corstorphine Station Road End 1540 1555 1610 1630 1640
Corstorphine Zoo Park 1542 1557 1612 1632 1642
Murrayfield Corstorphine Rd, Ice Rink 1545 1600 1615 1635 1645
Edinburgh Haymarket 1548 1603 1618 1638 1648
Edinburgh Shandwick Place 1550 1605 1620 1640 1650
EDINBURGH St Andrew Sq Bus Station 1555 1610 1625 1645 1655

(a) How long does it take for the 1500 from Glasgow to get to Ratho?
(b) How long does it take for the 1545 from Glasgow to get to Edinburgh
Haymarket?
(c) How long does it take the 1540 from Harthill to get to Murrayfield?

Solution
(a) The 1500 arrives at Ratho at 1547.
This is 47 minutes later than 1500, so the journey takes 47 minutes.

(b) The journey starts at 1545 and ends at 1648.

From 1545 to 1600 is 15 minutes.
From 1600 to 1648 is 48 minutes.
The total time is 15 + 48 = 63 minutes or 1 hour 3 minutes.

(c) The journey starts at 1540 and ends at 1615.

From 1540 to 1600 is 20 minutes.
From 1600 to 1615 is 15 minutes.
The total time is 20 + 15 = 35 minutes .

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Example 2
The table gives the time differences between the UK and some other countries:

Austria 1 hour ahead

Honduras 6 hours behind
Samoa 11 hours ahead
Tanzania 3 hours ahead

(a) What time is it in Austria when it is 3.00 p.m. in the UK?

(b) What time is it in Samoa when it is 5.00 p.m. in the UK?
(c) When it is 5.00 p.m. in Tanzania, what time is it in the UK?
(d) If it is 4.00 p.m. in Honduras, what time is it in Tanzania?

Solution
(a) In Austria the time is 1 hour ahead of the UK, so it will be 4.00 p.m.

(b) In Samoa the time is 11 hours ahead of the UK, so it will be 4.00 a.m. the
next day.

(c) In Tanzania the time is 3 hours ahead of the UK, so it will be 2.00 p.m.

(d) In Honduras the time is 6 hours behind the UK.

In the UK the time will be 10.00 p.m.
In Tanzania the time is 3 hours ahead of the UK, so it will be 1.00 a.m.

Exercises
1. The timetable below gives the times of some buses from Glasgow to
Edinburgh:

GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn 1015 1030 1045 1100 1115

Eurocentral Gt A8 Interchange – – – – –
Harthill Service Area 1040 1055 1110 1125 1140
Newbridge East A8 opp RACAL 1101 1116 1131 1146 1201
Ratho Station Road End 1102 1117 1132 1147 1202
Ingliston Showground West Entrance 1104 1119 1134 1149 1204
Corstorphine Drum Brae 1108 1123 1138 1153 1208
Corstorphine Station Road End 1110 1125 1140 1155 1210
Corstorphine Zoo Park 1112 1127 1142 1157 1212
Murrayfield Corstorphine Rd, Ice Rink 1115 1130 1145 1200 1215
Edinburgh Haymarket 1118 1133 1148 1203 1218
Edinburgh Shandwick Place 1120 1135 1150 1205 1220
EDINBURGH St Andrew Sq Bus Station 1125 1140 1155 1210 1225

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Use the timetable to answer these questions:

(a) You catch the 1030 from Glasgow. How long will it take to get to
Harthill?
(b) You catch the 1100 from Glasgow. How long does it take to get to
Ratho?
(c) You catch the bus at Harthill and arrive in Edinburgh at 1225. How
long did the journey take?
(d) You arrive in Edinburgh at 1210, having travelled from Harthill. How
long did the journey take?
(e) Do all the buses take the same time to get from Glasgow to
Edinburgh?

2. The timetable below is for the Eurostar train that travels from Disneyland
Paris (France) to Waterloo:

Disneyland Paris to Waterloo

Disneyland Paris 1935
Ashford International 2037
Waterloo International 2139

How long is the journey time from Disneyland to:

(a) Ashford International,
(b) Waterloo International?
(Note that France is 1 hour ahead of UK time.)

3. The timetable below is for the North York Moors Railway.

Grosmont dep. 0950 1050 1150 1250 1350 1450 1550 1650
Goatland arr. 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1605 1705
Goatland dep. 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710
Newtondale 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1623 1723
Levisham arr. 1036 1136 1236 1336 1436 1536 1636 1736
Levisham dep. 1040 1140 1240 1340 1440 1540 1640 1740
Pickering arr. 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800

(a) Do all the journeys take the same time?

(b) For how long do the trains stay at Goathland?
(c) How long does it take to get from Grosmont to Newtondale?
(d) How long does it take to get from Grosmont to Levisham?
(e) For how long do the trains stay at Levisham?

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4. Use the timetable below to answer the questions which follow:

Saturdays
London
London Paddington d 1135 1145 1235 1335 1535 1635 1700
Reading d 1200 1210 1300 1400 1605 1705 1730
Newbury d – – – – – 1721 –
Pewsey d – – – – – 1740 1855
Westbury d – 1256 1346 1445 1650 1802 –
Castle Cary d – 1313 – 1503 – 1819 –
Bristol Temple Meads d – – – – – – –
Taunton d – 1335 1423 1529 1726 1841 –
Tiverton Parkway d – 1348 1502 1542 1738 1853 –
Exeter St Davids d 1337 1404 1450 1600 1754 1909 –
Dawlish d 1403 1423 1537 1646 1829 1921 –
Teignmouth d 1409 1429 1543 1651 1834 1926 –
Newton Abbot d 1415 1437 1512 1620 1814 1933 –
Torquay a 1426 1448 1616 1711 1835 1955 –
Paignton a 1433 1500 1623 1717 1841 2000 –
Totnes d – 1454 1526 1634 1829 1947 –
Plymouth d 1436 1523 1558 1705 1902 2020 –
Liskeard d 1502 1552 1628 1729 1926 – –
Bodmin Parkway d 1514 1604 1638 1741 1941 – –
Par d – 1615 1652 1847 1953 – –
St Austell d 1530 1623 1658 1757 2001 – –
Truro d 1548 1641 1716 1815 2019 – –
Redruth d 1600 1653 1731 1827 2031 – –
Camborne d – 1700 1738 1834 2038 – –
St Erth d 1614 1711 1751 1846 2051 – –
Penzance a 1630 1722 1805 1900 2107 – –

(a) How long does it take for the 1635 from London Paddington to get to
Plymouth?
(b) Adrian catches a train at 2:00 pm at Reading. How long does it take
him to get to Truro?
(c) Sam catches the last train from Totnes to Penzance. How long does
his journey take?
(d) Clare catches the 1445 from Westbury to Plymouth. At what time
does she arrive in Plymouth?
(e) Which train has the shortest journey time from London to Penzance?

5. The timetable below is for the overnight ski train from London to the
French Alps:

London Waterloo International (Friday) depart 1957

Ashford International (Friday) depart 2107
Moûtiers (Saturday) arrive 0552
Aime la Plagne (Saturday) arrive 0625
Bourg-St-Maurice (Saturday) arrive 0645

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How long does it take to travel:

(a) from Waterloo to Moûtiers,
(b) from Ashford to Aime la Plagne,
(c) from Waterloo to Bourg-St-Maurice?

6. Use the information given in Example 2 to answer these questions:

(a) What will be the time in Honduras when it is 7:00 am in the UK?
(b) What will be the time in the UK when it is 7:00 pm in Honduras?
(c) What is the time in Tanzania when it is 10:00 pm in the UK?
(d) What is the time in the UK when it is 10:00 pm in Samoa?

7. The flight from London to Stockholm (Sweden) takes 2 12 hours. The time
in Sweden is 1 hour ahead of the UK.
(a) If you leave London at 1000, what will be the local time when you
land at Stockholm?
(b) If you leave Stockholm at 1745, what will be the local time when you
land in London?

8. A flight leaves Kuala Lumpur at 1100 and lands in London at 1710. The
time in Kuala Lumpur is 8 hours ahead of the time in London. How long
does the flight take?

9. Shainee earns £4 per hour on weekdays, £4.50 per hour on Saturdays and
£6 per hour on Sundays.
The table below lists the hours he worked on each day of one week:

Day No. hours worked

Monday 4
Tuesday 2
Wednesday 8
Thursday 10
Friday 3
Saturday 5
Sunday 2

How much money did Shainee earn that week?

10. Ben earns £5 per hour for the first 40 hours he works and £7.50 per hour for
any hours of overtime. One week he earned £290. How many hours
overtime did he work?

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