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Year 9

Personal assistant

I can understand how maths is used by personal assistants.

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Year 9

Personal assistant

I can understand how maths is used by personal assistants.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A strong understanding of time is necessary
  2. Personal assistants often book appointments for their clients

Keywords

  • Percentage - A percentage is a proportion of a whole.

Common misconception

Pupils may be unfamiliar with train timetables and how to interpret them.

Each column of times can be given a header of Train 1, Train 2 etc. This will make it clearer that the times in a column refer to when that train will reach a station.


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Pupils could look up the fares themselves for Task B and use a search engine to compare prices between different hotels in the suggested places.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. At what time does train number 101 depart from London?
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08:00
10:15
12:30
Correct answer: 14:45
16:30
Q2.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. At what time does train number 465 arrive in Manchester?
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Correct answer: 13:45
16:00
18:15
20:00
21:45
Q3.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. How long does it take to travel from London to Manchester by train?
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Correct Answer: 3h 30m, 3 hours and 30 minutes, 3 hours and 30 mins
Q4.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. In the morning, how often do trains depart from London to Manchester?
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Every half an hour
Every hour
Every one and a quarter hours
Every two hours
Correct answer: Every two and a quarter hours
Q5.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. I can arrive in London at midday. What is the train number of the first train I can catch to Manchester?
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123
456
Correct answer: 789
101
321
Q6.
Here is part of the London to Manchester train timetable. I need to be in Manchester by 7 pm. What is the train number of the latest train I can catch from London?
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123
456
789
Correct answer: 101
543

6 Questions

Q1.
A personal assistant needs to book accommodation for a one night stay. Which hotel should they choose?
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Correct answer: KIP HERE
GET YOUR HEAD DOWN
A STAY AWAY
Q2.
A personal assistant needs to book accommodation for a 3 night stay. Which hotel should they choose?
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Correct answer: KIP HERE
GET YOUR HEAD DOWN
A STAY AWAY
Q3.
A personal assistant needs to book accommodation for a 5 night stay. Which hotel should they choose?
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Correct answer: KIP HERE
GET YOUR HEAD DOWN
A STAY AWAY
Q4.
This timetable is for the London to Manchester service. If I reach London at 10 am, when is the earliest I can arrive in Manchester?
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11:30
Correct answer: 13:45
16:00
18:15
20:00
Q5.
This timetable is for the London to Manchester service. If I reach the train station at Manchester at 8 pm, which train did I catch from London?
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123
456
789
101
Correct answer: 321
Q6.
This timetable is for the London to Manchester service. If the return journey takes the same amount of time and I leave Manchester at 14:15, when should I be back in London?
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Correct Answer: 17:45, 5:45 pm