IGCSE Math RevisionQuestion 1
(a) Write 7.45 pm in the 24-hour clock.
(b) Write 05 20 in the 12-hour clock.
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- (a) Add \(12\) hours to a pm time: 19 45.
- (b) 05 20 is before noon: 5.20 am.
Answer: (a) 19 45 (b) 5.20 am
Cambridge IGCSE Maths (0580) · Topic 1: Number · 1.15
Cambridge IGCSE Maths 0580 Time and Timetables Questions
Time and Timetables questions with worked answers for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580). Each question says whether it is Core or Extended and whether it is for a calculator or non-calculator paper. Try each one before you open the answer.
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- 10 Core
- 8 non-calculator
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What the syllabus asks
- 1.15 Time Core
Calculate with time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years (1 year = 365 days); 12-hour and 24-hour clock times (24-hour times written as 15 15), clocks, timetables, time zones and time differences.
Summarised in our own words: check the exact wording in the official 0580 syllabus.
Time and Timetables questions: Core
For everyone: Core students (Papers 1 and 3) and Extended students (Papers 2 and 4).
Question 2
A film starts at 18 50 and lasts \(2\) hours \(25\) minutes.
At what time does it end?
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- 18 50 + 2 hours = 20 50.
- 20 50 + 25 minutes = 21 15.
Answer: 21 15
Question 3
Write each 24-hour clock time as a 12-hour clock time using am or pm.
(a) 04 20 (b) 16 05
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- B1 (a) 4.20 am
- B1 (b) 4.05 pm
Answer: (a) 4.20 am (b) 4.05 pm
Question 4
A train leaves at 09 47 and arrives at 13 12.
How long is the journey?
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- 09 47 to 10 00 is \(13\) minutes.
- 10 00 to 13 00 is \(3\) hours, then 13 00 to 13 12 is \(12\) minutes.
- Total \(3\) hours \(25\) minutes.
Answer: \(3\) hours \(25\) minutes
Question 5
A journey takes \(2.35\) hours.
Write this in hours and minutes.
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- \(0.35 \times 60 = 21\) minutes.
Answer: \(2\) hours \(21\) minutes
Question 6
Singapore is \(8\) hours ahead of London. A plane leaves Singapore at 23 15 local time and the flight takes \(13\) hours \(40\) minutes.
What is the local time in London when it lands?
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- Landing time in Singapore: 23 15 + 13 h 40 min = 12 55 the next day.
- London is \(8\) hours behind: 12 55 − 8 hours = 04 55.
Answer: 04 55 (the next day)
Question 7
A train leaves at 09 48 and arrives at 13 17 on the same day. How long does the journey take? Give your answer in hours and minutes.
Show the answer and mark scheme
- M1 e.g. 12 min to 10 00, then 3 h 17 min, or 13 17 − 09 48 using 60 minutes in an hour
- A1 3 hours 29 minutes cao
Answer: 3 hours 29 minutes
Question 8
Part of a bus timetable is shown in the table.
Amir arrives at Bridge Street at 08 50. He catches the next bus to the Station.
(a) At what time does he arrive at the Station?
(b) How long does he wait at Bridge Street?
| Stop | Bus 1 | Bus 2 | Bus 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market | 08 10 | 08 45 | 09 20 |
| Bridge Street | 08 32 | 09 07 | 09 42 |
| Station | 08 55 | 09 30 | 10 05 |
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- (a) The next bus at Bridge Street after 08 50 leaves at 09 07; it reaches the Station at 09 30.
- (b) 08 50 to 09 07 is \(17\) minutes.
Answer: (a) 09 30 (b) \(17\) minutes
Question 9
Toronto is \(5\) hours behind London. Mumbai is \(4\) hours \(30\) minutes ahead of London.
A video call starts at 08 30 in Toronto. What time is it in Mumbai?
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- London time: 08 30 + 5 hours = 13 30.
- Mumbai time: 13 30 + 4 h 30 min = 18 00.
Answer: 18 00
Question 10
A satellite takes 94.5 minutes to orbit the Earth once. How many complete orbits does it make in one week?
Show the answer and mark scheme
- M1 7 × 24 × 60 = 10 080 minutes
- M1 10 080 ÷ 94.5 (= 106.66…)
- A1 106 cao
Answer: \(106\)
Every question on this page is original, written for IGCSE Math Revision rather than taken from Cambridge papers, and each answer was re-solved independently before publishing. Questions with a mark scheme come from our 0580 practice bank (M method, A accuracy, B independent marks).
Keep going
- Number practice for 0580: more questions, each one marked, tagged Core or Extended
- My mistakes, then a Skill Builder on the skills you missed
- Common mistakes in 0580: what the Cambridge examiner reports say
- Number revision notes and the 0580 formula sheet
- Cambridge IGCSE Maths 0580 past papers, when you are ready for a full paper
Questions students ask
Which Cambridge 0580 papers can test time and timetables?
Time and Timetables is on both tiers (syllabus 1.15), so it can come up on Core Papers 1 (non-calculator) and 3 (calculator), and Extended Papers 2 (non-calculator) and 4 (calculator). Extended candidates also need the Extended parts listed on this page. Half of each tier's marks are on a non-calculator paper, so practise the non-calculator questions without one.
Are these Cambridge past-paper questions?
No. Every question here was written for IGCSE Math Revision in the style of the 0580 papers, and each answer was checked independently before publishing. For real exam practice, use the Cambridge past papers linked from our 0580 past papers page.
Where can I practise more time and timetables questions?
In the 0580 practice for topic 1 (Number), where every question is marked and tagged Core or Extended. Practice is part of the IGCSE plan, with a free preview; the questions on this page are free.
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