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First teaching 2021

Last exams 2024

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Time, Currency & Conversions (CIE IGCSE Maths: Extended)

Topic Questions

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When the local time in Athens is 09 00, the local time in Berlin is 08 00.
A plane leaves Athens at 13 15.
It arrives in Berlin at 15 05 local time.

Find the flight time from Athens to Berlin.
  

........................ h ........................ min

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2
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Karel changed $300 into 3891 Namibian dollars.

Complete the statement.
 

$1 = ............................ Namibian dollars

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3
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Adele changes $306 into euros (€) when the exchange rate is €1 = $1.125.

Calculate the number of euros she receives.

€ ...............................................

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4
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A shop sells dress fabric for $2.97 per metre.

A customer buys 9 metres of this fabric.
 
Calculate the change he receives from $50.
 

$ ...............................................

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5
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Barbara spends a total of $17.56 on 5 kg of apples and 3 kg of bananas.
Apples cost $2.69 per kilogram.

Calculate the cost per kilogram of bananas.

$ ...............................................

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The sign shows the fees charged at a campsite.
Today there are 54 tents and 18 caravans on the site.
 
Calculate the fees charged today.
 

$ .................................................

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1
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On holiday Maria paid 2.25 euros for a newspaper when the exchange rate was
$1 = 0.9416 euros.
At home Maria paid $1.13 for the newspaper.

Calculate the difference in price.
Give your answer in dollars, correct to the nearest cent. 
 

$ ..............................................

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2
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Here is part of a train timetable for a journey from London to Marseille.
All times given are in local time.
The local time in Marseille is 1 hour ahead of the local time in London.

London 07 19
Ashford 07 55
Lyon 13 00
Avignon 14 08
Marseille 14 46

Work out the total journey time from London to Marseille.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.
 

.................. h ...................... min

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3
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Three companies sell the same type of furniture.

The price of the furniture from Pooles of London is £1480
The price of the furniture from Jardins of Paris is €1980
The price of the furniture from Outways of New York is $2250

The exchange rates are

£1 = €1.34
£1 = $1.52

Which company sells this furniture at the lowest price?
You must show how you get your answer.

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4
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Astrid wants to buy some oil.
She can buy the oil from either Dane Oil or Arctic Oil.

Here is information about the price that each company will charge Astrid.

Dane Oil Arctic Oil
left parenthesis 4.2 space cross times space 10 to the power of 5 space right parenthesis space litres space
for space 2 space 500 space 000 space Krone left parenthesis 8.6 space cross times space 10 to the power of 5 space right parenthesis space litres space
for space 770 space 000 space Dollars

Astrid wants to get the better value for money for the oil.

1 space Dollar space equals space 6.57 space Krone

From which company should she buy her oil, Dane Oil or Arctic Oil?
You must show your working.

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5a
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Asif is going on holiday to Turkey.

The exchange rate is £1 = 3.5601 lira.

Asif changes £550 to lira.

Work out how many lira he should get.
Give your answer to the nearest lira.

5b
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Asif sees a pair of shoes in Turkey.
The shoes cost 210 lira.

Asif does not have a calculator.
He uses £2 = 7 lira to work out the approximate cost of the shoes in pounds.

Use £2 = 7 lira to show that the approximate cost of the shoes is £60.

5c
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Is using £2 = 7 lira instead of using £1 = 3.5601 lira a sensible start to Asif's method to work out the cost of the shoes in pounds?

You must give a reason for your answer.

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A new model locomotive costs $64.

Calculate the cost of the locomotive in rupees when the exchange rate is 1 rupee = $0.0154.
Give your answer correct to the nearest 10 rupees.


...................................... rupees

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Marianne sells photos.
The selling price of each photo is $6.

Calculate the selling price of a photo in euros (€) when the exchange rate is
€1 = $1.091.
 

€ ..............................................

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The Muller family are on holiday in New Zealand.

They change some euros (€) and receive $1962 (New Zealand dollars).
The exchange rate is €1 = $1.635.

Calculate the number of euros they change.
 

€ ................................................

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A dressmaker charges $35 or 2300 rupees to make a dress. 
 
Calculate the difference in price when the exchange rate is 1 rupee = $0.0153.
Give your answer in rupees.
 

 ..................................... rupees

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Ben goes on holiday to Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, Ben sees a camera costing HK$3179.55
In London, an identical camera costs £285

The exchange rate is £1 = HK$12.30

Ben buys the camera in Hong Kong.

How much cheaper is the camera in Hong Kong than in London?

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