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Denise goes from Whitefield to Manchester by train.

Denise takes 18 minutes to get from her house to the train station in Whitefield.
She takes 22 minutes to get from the train station in Manchester to work.
Denise has to get to work by 9 a.m.
She leaves her house at 7.45 a.m.
(b) Does Denise get to work by 9 a.m?
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User Kitesurfer
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Answer: Denise does get to work on time

Explanation:

Explanation,

It takes 18 minutes to arrive at the train station, then it takes 22 minutes from the train station to get to work, 18 minutes + 22 minutes = 40 minutes, if she leaves her house at 7.45 am and it takes 40 minutes to get to work, then she will arrive to work at 8.15 a.m.

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