1. Starter Questions
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A car travels 50km. The journey takes 30minutes. Calculate the speed in km/hr.
2. A plane flies 2000km at an average speed of 400km/hr. How long is the journey ? If the plane takes off at 1350, what time does it land ?
3. If I walk at an average speed of 9m.p.h. How far could I walk in a day ?

2. To be able to convert hours and minutes into decimal time.
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Learning Intention
To be able to convert hours and minutes
into decimal time.

3. Examples 24/01/11 Convert the following into decimal time,
answers correct to 2 d.p. :-
7 minutes
43 minutes
4 hours and 22 minutes
If my journey takes 57 minutes and I am travelling at an average speed 45km/hr. What distance have I travelled ?

4. To change from minutes to a decimal we divide by 60
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Rule to remember
To change from minutes to a decimal
we divide by 60

5. To be able to convert hours and minutes into decimal time.
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Learning Intention
To be able to convert hours and minutes
into decimal time.