Speed, Distance, Time

Question 1

What is the formula for speed?

Answer 1

Speed = Distance / Time (or S = D/𝑇)

Question 2

What is the formula for distance?

Answer 2

Distance = Speed × Time (or D = ST)

Question 3

What is the formula for time taken?

Answer 3

Time = Distance/ Speed (or T = D/ S)

Question 4

How do you change minutes into a decimal?

Answer 4

Divide by 60

Question 5

How do you change hours (as a decimal) into hours and minutes?

Answer 5

Multiply the bit after the point by 60 to get the minutes

Question 6

In an activity network, how do you find the shortest time required for the activity?

Answer 6

Look for the longest path through the diagram from start to finish

Question 7

What is a precedence table?

Answer 7

A table showing a list of the tasks required to do a job showing which tasks have to be done before others can be begun.

Question 8

What is a prerequisite task?

Answer 8

A task which has to come before others can be begun

Question 9

When discussing Time Zones, what does GMT mean?

Answer 9

Normal UK time (Greenwich Mean Time)