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12.04 Timetables

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Timetables
1

Thilini's school timetable is shown below:

StartFinishMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
8:45 am9:55 amMathsEnglishHistoryEnglishGeography
9:55 am10:05 amRECESSRECESSRECESSRECESSRECESS
10:05 am11:20 amScienceHistoryScienceGeographyP.E.
11:20 am12:40 pmHistoryMathsMathsP.E.English
12:40 pm1:20 pmLUNCHLUNCHLUNCHLUNCHLUNCH
1:20 pm2:30 pmP.E.GeographySportEnglishMaths
2:30 pm3:15 pmGeographyScienceSportMathsScience
a

What lesson would Thilini have at 9:00 on Monday?

b

How long was the Science lesson on Tuesday?

c

How much time is allocated to Sport?

d

How long is the school day at this school?

e

How many more minutes are allocated to Maths than History?

f

Thilini arrives late on Thursday due to a doctor's appointment. If he arrives halfway through lunch what time did he arrive?

2

Consider the city train timetable below:

Stationpmpmpmpmpmpmpm
Museum1:111:151:171:211:261:30
St. James1:131:191:231:261:32
Circular Quay1:171:201:231:271:36
Wynyard1:191:221:291:311:38
Town Hall1:221:251:321:41
Central1:261:291:301:361:361:371:45
a

If Charlie catches a train at 1:23 pm from Circular Quay, what time will he arrive at Central?

b

How long does the 1:17 pm train from Museum take to get to Central?

c

Adam arrives at Circular Quay at 1:29 pm and he needs to catch a train to go to Central. What time does the next train depart Circular Quay to go to Central?

d

The 1:15 pm train from Museum arrived at Wynyard 6 minutes late. What time did it arrive?

e

James is currently at work near Museum station. What is the latest time he can arrive at Museum station if he has to be at Town Hall station by 1:38 pm?

f

If Susie is at Museum at 1:20 pm, what is the earliest time she can get to Central by?

3

Consider the bus timetable below:

Bus Stopamamamamamam
Pine St4:335:367:308:329:31
Westbrook Dr5:387:398:38
Merry Oaks4:405:416:367:428:479:43
Carlton Rd4:475:426:438:509:40
Highlands Dr4:515:486:517:488:519:48
West St6:177:128:189:1310:18

Kate travels to work by bus. She catches the bus from Merry Oaks to her workplace in Highlands drive. Kate has to be at work by 8 am.

a

What is the latest bus Kate can catch to get to work on time?

b

Kate's home is a 10-minute walk from the bus stop at Merry Oaks. What is the latest time Kate can leave home to get to work on time?

c

Her workplace is a 5-minute walk from the stop at Highlands Drive. If she catches the bus from part (a), what time will she get to work?

4

Consider the light rail timetable below:

Central to Dulwich Hill

Monday to Friday
Central, Sydney08:53every13:53 - 14:05
Capitol Square, Haymarket08:568 - 12 mins13:56-14:08
Paddy's Market, Haymarket08:5813:58-14:10
Exhibition Centre, Sydney09:0114:01-14:13
Convention, Sydney09:0314:0314:1114:15
Pyrmont Bay, Pyrmont09:0414:0414:1214:16
The Star, Pyrmont09:0514:0514:1314:17
John Street Square, Pyrmont09:0614:0614:1414:18
Fish Market, Pyrmont09:0814:0814:1714:20
Wentworth Park, Pyrmont09:0914:0914:1814:21
Glebe, Glebe09:1014:1014:1914:22
Rozelle Bay, Annandale09:1414:1414:2314:26
Lilyfield, Lilyfield09:1614:1614:2514:28
Leichhardt North, Lilyfield09:1814:1814:2714:30
Hawthorne, Leichhardt09:2014:2014:2914:32
Taverners Hill, Leichhardt09:2314:2314:3214:35
Lewisham West, Lewisham09:2414:2414:3314:36
Waratah Mills, Dulwich Hill09:2614:2614:3514:38
Arlington, Dulwich Hill09:2714:2714:3514:39
Dulwich Grove, Dulwich Hill09:2814:2814:3614:40
Dulwich Hill, Dulwich Hill09:2914:2914:3814:41
a

If you arrive at Wentworth Park at 13:21, what is the longest time that you are expected to wait for the next train?

b

How long does the train typically take to get from Wentworth Park to Taverners Hill?

c

Without any delays, what is the longest expected time it should take to get the light rail from Wentworth Park to Taverners Hill including wait time?

d

How long does the train typically take to get from The Star to Glebe?

e

How long does the train typically take to get from Fish Market to Lilyfield?

5

Consider the train timetable below:

Penshurst to Bondi junction

Monday to Friday
Penshurst09:19-09:32---09:48
Hurstville09:2209:2009:3509:3009:4209:4709:51
Allawah-09:23-09:33--09:53
Carlton-09:25-09:35--09:55
Kogarah-09:27-09:37-09:5109:57
Rockdale-09:29-09:39-09:5309:59
Banksia-09:31-09:41--10:01
Arncliffe-09:33-09:43--10:03
Wolli Creek09:2909:3609:4209:4609:4909:5710:06
Tempe-09:37-09:47--10:07
Sydenham09:3309:4009:4609:50-10:0010:10
Redfern09:3909:4609:5209:5609:5910:0610:16
Central09:4209:4909:5509:5910:0210:0910:19
Town Hall09:4509:5209:5810:02-10:1210:22
Martin Place09:4709:5410:0010:04-10:1410:24
Kings Cross09:4909:5610:0210:06-10:1610:26
Edgecliff09:5209:5910:0510:09-10:1910:29
Bondi Junction09:5510:0210:0810:13-10:2210:32
a

How many minutes does it take to get from Tempe to Martin Place if someone took the 09:47 train to Bondi Junction?

b

If Michael arrives at Hurtsville station at 09:28, how long will he have to wait for the next train that stops at Wolli Creek?

c

Which train arrives at Wolli Creek the earliest, the 09:35 train or the 09:30 train from Hurstville?

6

Consider the bus timetable below:

City Circular Quay to Parramatta

Monday to Friday
Circular Quay14:3814:50-15:0015:10
Martin Place Station14:4414:56-15:0615:16
Town Hall Station14:5015:02-15:1215:22
Town Hall House14:5315:05-15:1515:25
Victoria Rd at Hornsey St14:5815:10-15:2015:30
Victoria Rd before Darling St15:0015:12-15:2215:32
Victoria Rd after Lyons Rd15:0615:18-15:2815:38
Riverside Girls High School--15:27--
Trim Place15:1415:2615:3115:3615:46
Blaxland Rd before Hatton St15:2415:3615:4115:4615:56
Blaxland Rd opp Community Health Centre15:2515:3715:4215:4715:57
Victoria Rd at Gaza Rd15:3515:4715:5215:5716:08
Victoria Rd at Wharf Rd15:4115:5315:5816:0316:14
Betty Cuthburt Ave Shops15:4515:5716:0216:0716:18
Rydalmere Park15:4916:0116:0716:1216:23
Victoria Rd before Railway St15:5316:0516:1116:1616:27
Parramatta Station16:0416:1616:2216:2716:38
a

Jenny arrives at Trim Place station at 3:30 pm. She needs to catch a train to Parramatta Station to get home. How long does the 15:31 bus take to get to Parramatta Station?

b

Jenny's home is a 6-minute walk from Parramatta station. How long will it take for Jenny to get home since arriving at Trim station?

c

What time will Jenny arrive home?

d

Uther is getting on the bus at Victoria Rd at Gaza Rd to ride the bus with Jenny. What time should he get the bus so he will be on the same bus as Jenny?

7

Consider the ferry timetable below:

Watsons Bay to Pyrmont Bay

Monday to Friday
Watsons Bay14:4915:1915:4916:19--
Rose Bay14:5915:2915:5916:2916:4917:09
Circular QuayARR15:1215:4216:1216:4217:0217:22
Circular QuayDEP15:1715:4716:1716:4717:0717:27
Milsons Point15:2215:5216:2216:5217:1217:32
McMahons Point15:2515:5516:2516:5517:1517:35
Balmain East15:3016:0016:3017:0017:2017:40
BarangarooARR15:3616:0616:3617:0617:2617:46
BarangarooDEP15:4016:1016:4017:1017:3017:50
Pyrmont Bay15:4416:1416:4417:1417:3417:54
Saturday
Watsons Bay-14:49-15:19-15:49
Rose Bay-14:59-15:29-15:59
Circular QuayARR-15:12-15:42-16:12
Circular QuayDEP15:0215:1715:3215:4716:0216:17
Milsons Point15:0815:2215:3815:5216:0816:22
McMahons Point-15:25-15:55-16:25
Balmain East-15:30-16:00-16:30
BarangarooARR15:1815:3615:4816:0616:1816:36
BarangarooDEP15:2215:4015:5216:1016:2216:40
Pyrmont Bay15:2615:4415:5616:1416:2616:44
a

Which wharves will have most departing ferries on Saturdays at the times shown?

b

If you arrive at Circular Quay on a weekday between 3 and 4 pm, what is the longest time you will have to wait to catch a ferry?

c

If you arrive at Circular Quay on a Saturday between 3 and 4 pm, what is the longest time you will have to wait to catch a ferry?

8

Paul wants to go on a 2-hour tour of the Vatican City and then a 1-hour walking tour of the Roman Forum. He needs to have at least 90 minutes to travel from one tour to the other. The table below shows the start times of each tour:

Vatican City Tour9:00 am10:00 am12:30 pm1:30 pm2:30 pm4:00 pm5:30 pm
Roman Forum Tour12:00 pm1:00 pm2:00 pm3:00 pm4:00 pm5:00 pm6:00 pm
a

If Paul does the 9:00 am tour of Vatican City:

i

What time will the tour finish?

ii

What time will he arrive at the Roman Forum tour?

iii

What is the earliest time Paul can start the Roman Forum tour?

b

If Paul wants to do the 5:00 pm tour of the Roman Forum:

i

What time will he need to finish the Vatican City tour by?

ii

What is the latest Vatican City tour that he can do?

9

Caitlin wants to catch the ferry from Manly Wharf to Circular Quay, then a train to Campbelltown. The timetables are shown below:

Journeys from Manly Wharf to Circular Quay

Ferry wharf
Manly5:18 pm5:48 pm6:18 pm6:48 pm7:18 pm7:48 pm
Circular Quay5:48 pm6:18 pm6:48 pm7:18 pm7:48 pm8:18 pm

Journeys from Circular Quay to Campbelltown

Train Station
Circular Quay5:55 pm6:25 pm6:55 pm7:25 pm7:55 pm8:25 pm
Campbelltown7:17 pm7:47 pm8:17 pm8:47 pm9:17 pm9:47 pm
a

What time is the latest train that Caitlin can catch from Circular Quay to get to Campbelltown by 8:00 pm?

b

How long does this train trip take?

c

What is the latest ferry that Caitlin can catch from Manly Wharf so that she arrives at Circular Quay before the time from part (a)?

d

How long does this ferry trip take?

e

It takes Caitlin 4 minutes to walk between the Circular Quay ferry wharf and the Circular Quay train station and then she will have 3 minutes wait time. How long will it take Caitlin to travel between Manly Wharf and Campbelltown Station in total?

10

Fiona is attending a lecture by a famous scientist at 9 pm on Thursday at Swansea University. She has to take a train from Gowerton to Abertawe, and then a bus from Abertawe bus station to the university. To get a good seat at the lecture, Fiona wants to arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time.

Journeys from Gowerton to Abertawe

Train Station
Gowerton4:17 pm5:17 pm6:17 pm7:17 pm8:17 pm9:17 pm
Abertawe4:31 pm5:31 pm6:31 pm7:31 pm8:31 pm9:31 pm

Journeys from Abertawe to Swansea University

Bus Station
Abertawe6:36 pm7:36 pm8:36 pm9:36 pm10:36 pm11:36 pm
University pm6:50 pm7:50 pm8:50 pm9:50 pm10:50 pm11:50 pm
a

What time is the latest bus that Fiona can catch to get to Swansea University on time?

b

Abertawe bus station is a 3-minute walk from Abertawe train station. What is the latest train Fiona can take from Gowerton to make sure she catches the right bus?

c

How long will it take Fiona to travel between Gowerton and Swansea Universty in total?

11

Kathleen and Joanne want to go to the cinema to see The Matrix. They have arranged to meet at 9 am at the cinema on Albert Road.

Journeys toward Albert Road

Bus Stop
Riley St6:31 am7:28 am8:27 am9:26 am10:30 am11:29 am
Rutland St6:39 am7:39 am8:36 am9:36 am10:39 am11:38 am
Lacey Rd6:46 am7:47 am8:47 am9:44 am10:45 am11:47 am
Albert Rd6:57 am7:56 am8:57 am9:55 am10:56 am11:57 am

Journeys from Albert Road

Bus Stop
Albert Rd4:31 pm5:27 pm6:27 pm7:26 pm8:31 pm9:27 pm
Lacey Rd4:39 pm5:38 pm6:36 pm7:36 pm8:40 pm9:36 pm
Rutland St4:46 pm5:46 pm6:47 pm6:44 pm8:46 pm9:45 pm
Riley St4:57 pm5:55 pm6:57 pm7:55 pm8:57 pm9:55 pm
a

Kathleen lives 13 minutes from the bus stop at Riley Street. What is the latest time she can leave her house to get to Albert Road on time?

b

Joanne lives 10 minutes from the bus stop at Lacey Road. What is the latest time she can leave her house to get to Albert Road on time?

c

Kathleen must be home by 7:45 pm. If The Matrix runs for 90 minutes, what is the latest screening that they can watch?

FilmSession times (pm)
A Beautiful Mind4:15, 6:30, 9:15
Good Will Hunting5:15, 6:15, 7:15
Hidden Figures4:30, 6:30, 9:15
The Matrix4:15, 6:30, 8:15
Snakes on a Number Plane5:15, 6:30, 8:30
12

Ivan and Sharon have planned a date together. They want to go to see Hidden Figures at the Central Cinema and have dinner at La Trattoria. The restaurant is 12-minute's walk from the cinema, and they want to give themselves at least 15 minutes to buy tickets and popcorn before the movie starts. La Trattoria says they can book a table for one hour either at 7:30 pm or 9 pm.

Film screening times

Film
Good Will Hunting8:45 pm9:30 pm10:15 pm
Hidden Figures7:15 pm9:30 pm11:15 pm
The Matrix8:30 pm9:30 pm10:45 pm
A Beautiful Mind7:00 pm8:15 pm9:45 pm
Median Girls7:00 pm9:30 pm11:30 pm

Train journeys to Central Station

Station
New Street6:35 pm7:36 pm8:32 pm9:31 pm
Town Hall6:43 pm7:44 pm8:40 pm9:39 pm
Downtown6:48 pm7:49 pm8:45 pm9:44 pm
Central6:55 pm7:56 pm8:52 pm9:51 pm
a

If they decide to have dinner first, what is the earliest time they can watch Hidden Figures?

b

Hidden Figures runs for 90 minutes. If they decide to watch the movie first, what is the latest screening time they can watch?

c

Sharon and Ivan decide to have dinner first. They travel from New Street Station to Central Station by train. If the station is a 4-minute walk from La Trattoria, what is the latest train they can catch to get to their dinner reservation on time, and still have time to watch a screening of Hidden Figures?

13

Bill and Tom plan to meet at Manchester Piccadilly Station and then travel together to the Manchester United Football Ground Railway Station on Saturday. The train timetable is shown below:

Station
Manchester Piccadilly5:22 pm5:45 pm6:20 pm6:44 pm7:23 pm
Manchester Oxford Rd5:30 pm5:53 pm6:28 pm6:52 pm7:31 pm
Manchester Utd FG5:34 pm5:57 pm6:32 pm6:56 pm7:35 pm
a

If the match kicks off at 7 pm, what is the latest train they can catch from Manchester Piccadilly Station to get to the match on time?

b

Consider the following tram timetable of the eastern tram line:

Tram Stop
Ashton6:18 pm6:23 pm6:30 pm6:45 pm7:14 pm
Manchester Piccadilly6:29 pm6:34 pm6:41 pm6:56 pm7:25 pm

Bill will travel from Ashton to Manchester Piccadilly Station by tram. What is the latest time he can leave Ashton to get to Manchester Piccadilly in time to catch the train from part (a)?

c

Consider this tram timetable of the northern tram line:

Tram Stop
Prestwich6:05 pm6:24 pm6:46 pm7:14 pm7:35 pm
Market St6:16 pm6:35 pm6:58 pm7:25 pm7:43 pm

Tom will travel from Prestwich Station to Market Street and then walk for 5 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly station. What is the latest tram he can catch from Prestwich Station to make the train from part (a)?

14

Elizabeth is on holiday in Hong Kong. She wants to go by train from Kowloon Station to Disneyland Resort Station.

Morning journeys from Kowloon to Disneyland

Station
Kowloon7:17 am7:29 am8:19 am8:31 am9:16 am9:28 am
Olympic7:21 am7:33 am8:23 am8:35 am9:20 am9:32 am
Nam Cheong7:23 am7:35 am8:25 am8:37 am9:22 am9:34 am
Lai King7:27 am7:39 am8:29 am8:41 am9:26 am9:38 am
Tsing Yi7:31 am7:43 am8:33 am8:45 am9:30 am9:42 am
Sunny Bay7:38 am7:50 am8:40 am8:52 am9:37 am9:49 am
Disneyland7:45 am7:57 am8:47 am8:59 am9:44 am9:56 am

Evening journeys from Disneyland to Kowloon

Station
Disneyland4:18 pm4:30 pm5:10 pm5:22 pm6:15 pm6:27 pm
Sunny Bay4:25 pm4:37 pm5:15 pm5:29 pm6:22 pm6:34 pm
Tsing Yi4:32 pm4:44 pm5:24 pm5:36 pm6:29 pm6:41 pm
Lai King4:36 pm4:48 pm5:28 pm5:40 pm6:33 pm6:45 pm
Nam Cheong4:40 pm4:52 pm5:32 pm5:44 pm6:37 pm6:49 pm
Olympic4:42 pm4:54 pm5:34 pm5:46 pm6:39 pm6:51 pm
Kowloon4:46 pm4:58 pm5:38 pm5:50 pm6:43 pm6:55 pm
a

How long will her train journey be?

b

Elizabeth wants to spend at least 9 hours at Disneyland, but she must be back at Kowloon Station by 6 pm. What is the latest train Elizabeth can take from Kowloon to Disneyland Resort Station in the morning?

c

If she went from Kowloon to Disneyland Resort by taxi instead, the journey would only take 15 minutes. How much time would Elizabeth save by taking a taxi to Disneyland Resort instead?

15

Consider the tide chart below:

Tuesday 25/10Wednesday 26/10Thursday 27/10Fri 28/10
Low tide (morning)4:34 am5:31 am6:25 am7:26 am
High tide (morning)10:47 am11:42 am12:12 am1:11 am
Low tide (afternoon)5:02 pm6:05 pm6:53 pm7:52 pm
High tide (afternoon)11:20 pm-12:40 pm1:39 pm
a

How long is there between the first high tide on Thursday and the next high tide?

b

How long is there between the last low tide on Thursday and the next low tide?

c

A boat can only enter the harbour within two hours before or after a high tide. If a fishing boat travels out of the harbour at 2:12 am on Thursday, when is the earliest it can return back to the harbour?

d

What is the minimum length of time that the boat from part c could be out fishing for?

16

Consider the following chart that shows the rising and setting times for the Sun:

SunriseSunsetDaylightDifferenceTimeAltitude
24 May\text{7:17 am}\text{6:02 pm}\text{10 h 45 m 30 s}-\text{48 s}\text{12:40 pm}44.0 \degree
25 May\text{7:17 am}\text{6:02 pm}\text{10 h 44 m 42 s}-\text{47 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.8 \degree
26 May\text{7:18 am}\text{6:02 pm}\text{10 h 43 m 56 s}-\text{46 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.6 \degree
27 May\text{7:18 am}\text{6:02 pm}\text{10 h 43 m 12 s}-\text{44 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.4 \degree
28 May\text{7:19 am}\text{6:01 pm}\text{10 h 42 m 29 s}-\text{43 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.3 \degree
29 May\text{7:19 am}\text{6:01 pm}\text{10 h 41 m 47 s}-\text{41 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.1 \degree
30 May\text{7:20 am}\text{6:01 pm}\text{10 h 41 m 07 s}-\text{40 s}\text{12:40 pm}43.0 \degree
a

For how long between the 27th and 28th of May will there be no sunlight?

b

Are the days getting longer or shorter?

c

Aaron wants to watch the sunset from the end of a local pier. To see the full sunset he wants to arrive 30 minutes before the sunset and he is located at a 22 minute walk from the spot. What is the latest he can leave to see the sunset on May 28? Express your answer in 24-hour time.

d

Harvey leaves his house to go cycling on a bush track at 4:30 pm on the 26th of May. His headlight is broken and he knows the track becomes too dark for him to see easily at 20 minutes before sunset. If he heads in one direction along the path and returns the same way and at the same speed, what is the latest time he can turn around to come home? Express your answer in 12-hour time.

17

The following chart shows sunrise and sunset times from a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia:

DateJanuaryFebruaryMarch
SunriseSunsetSunriseSunsetSunriseSunset
1 0448 1907 0516 1859 0542 1831
2 0448 1907 0517 1858 0543 1830
3 0449 1907 0518 1857 0544 1828
4 0450 1907 0519 1857 0544 1827
5 0451 1908 0520 1856 0545 1826
6 0452 1908 0521 1855 0546 1825
7 0452 1908 0522 1854 0547 1823
8 0453 1908 0523 1853 0548 1822
9 0454 1908 0524 1852 0548 1821
10 0455 1908 0525 1851 0549 1820
11 0456 1907 0526 1851 0550 1818
12 0457 1907 0527 1850 0551 1817
13 0458 1907 0528 1849 0551 1816
14 0459 190705291848 0552 1814
15 0500 190705291847 0553 1813
16 0500 1907 0530 1846 0554 1812
17 0501 1906 0531 1845 0555 1810
18 0502 1906 0532 1844 0555 1809
19 0503 1906 0533 1842 0556 1808
20 0504 1905 0534 1841 0557 1806
21 0505 1905 0535 1840 0558 1805

(Source: Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory)

a

What time is sunset on January 16? Express your answer in 12-hour time.

b

For how long on March 2 is there sunlight?

c

For how long between January 4 and 5 is there no sunlight?

d

If Laura wants to watch the sunrise from her favourite lookout, she needs to leave the house at least 16 minutes before the sunrise. What is the latest she can leave to see the sunrise on February 19? Express your answer in 12-hour time.

e

Lachlan needs the sun to have set at least 2 hours prior to using his telescope. What is the earliest time that he can use his telescope on March 10? Express your answer in 12-hour time.

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