Bus prices

Bus prices

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This task is about reading information from a timetable.
bus
 
Use the prices in the timetable to answer the questions.
bus timetable

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a)  The Hardings live 3 bus sections away from town. Mrs Harding and one child take the bus to town. They buy Single trip tickets. 
     i)  Altogether, how much does it cost them to get to town? $ 
All three of the Harding children take the bus to town and home again. They buy Single trip tickets each way.
     ii)  Altogether, how much does it cost them? $ 

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b)  Mr Mar lives 4 bus sections away from town. He takes the bus to town and home again five days in a row. He buys a Ten trip ticket. 

i)  How much does the Ten trip ticket cost? $

ii)  How much does he save over the five days by buying a Ten trip ticket instead of Single trip tickets? $ 

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c)  Mr Stafford and two of his children take the bus to town and home again. They live 2 bus sections away from town.
Altogether, how much do they save if they buy a Daytripper ticket instead of buying Single trip tickets each way? $ 

 

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
addition, decimals, money
Description of task: 
Students perform addition and multiplication based on information given in decimal form in a table.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or multiplicative strategies flexibly to whole numbers, ratios and equivalent fractions (including decimals and percentages).
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Additive thinking, sets 7-8
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y9 (03/1999)
a)   i) $3.50
      ii) $7.20		 moderate
difficult
b)   i) $21.00
      ii) $5.00		 moderate
difficult
c) $2.40 difficult

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely calculation Likely reason
a) i)
    ii)		 $1.60
$3.00		 $1.10 + 0.50
$0.50 × 6		 Fare for 1 rather than 3 sections.
a) i)
    ii)
c)		 $4.60
$13.80
$5.20		 2 × $2.30
6 × $2.30
6 × $1.70 - $5		 Children paying adult fares.
a) ii) $3.60 3 × $1.20 One way trip rather than return trip.
a) ii) $6.90 3 × $2.30 One way trip and children paying adult fares.
b) i)
    ii)		 $10.40
$2.60		 $13.00 - $10.40 Adults paying children's fares.
b) i) $2.60   Single fare.
c) $0.40 2 × (1.70 + 1.00) - 5 Assumes 1 rather than 2 children.

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