David will travel on his own for a holiday day trip to Australia. He is planning to rent a car for a total of 9 days for the whole trip.

1. (a)

   David plans to pick up his rental car from the airport and drive from the airport to his hotel. He uses the above map, drawn to scale, to plan his way to the hotel. The above map has a scale of 1 : 500 000.

   1. (i)

      Measure and estimate the total distance that David needs to drive from the airport to the hotel.

      Answer ... km

   2. (ii)

      Assuming that David will drive at an average speed of 65 km/h from the airport to the hotel. Calculate the time he will take to drive from airport to the hotel. Give your answer correct to the nearest minute.

      Answer ... minutes

2. (b)

   The information below contains the different costs of renting a car in Australia.

   David estimates that his total driving distance for the whole trip will be 850 km, including the journey to and fro from the airport to the hotel.

   After some calculations, David concludes that renting the electric car (5 seater) is the cheapest option for his whole trip. Do you agree with David?

   Justify your answer with workings.

   Answer