Workbook 6 - Literacy Link South Central

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Activity Eleven: Practise time management to arrive earlyEssential Skills Tip: Numeracy (Estimate Time)• Use your math skills to figure out when to leave to arrive on timefor an interviewOmar, Julia and Steve are all applying for the same job. Omar’s interview isscheduled for 9:00 am, Julia’s for 10:00 am and Steve’s for 11:00 am. Read theinformation below to figure out what time each job seeker needs to leave theirhome to arrive on time for the interview.1. Omar is driving to the interview. He knows that it will take him about 20minutes to get there from his house. Omar is a little worried about theparking. He is not sure where he will park his car during the interview.He wants to arrive 15 minutes early for the interview but he also needs tofactor in some extra time for parking. Omar thinks he had better allowhimself another 15 minutes to find parking.a) What time is Omar’s interview? _________b) What time does he want to arrive for the interview? ___________c) What time should he arrive to find a parking space? ___________d) How long will it take him to drive to the interview? ___________e) What time should Omar leave his house? ___________44
2. Julia plans to walk to the interview. She will drop off her daughter, Rose, at a friend’shouse first.Julia timed herself to walk from her apartment to the interview location and knows that it willtake her about half an hour. Julia’s friend lives in the opposite direction from the interviewlocation. Rose is only three and she does not walk as quickly as her mom. Julia knows that ittakes about 12 minutes to walk to her friend’s house with Rose, and about eight minutes whenshe walks by herself. Julia wants to get to the interview 20 minutes early. It is a windy day andshe wants to make sure that she has the time to tidy her appearance before she is interviewed.a) What time is Julia’s interview? ____________b) What time does she want to arrive? ____________c) If Julia were going straight to the interview from her house, what time would she needto leave? ________________d) It takes Julia ____ minutes to walk with Rose to her friend’s house.It will take Julia ____ minutes to walk back to her house without Rose.How much extra time will Julia need to walk to and from her friend’s house? ________What time will Julia need to leave her apartment? ___________45
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