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Buses on your route run every 13 minutes from 7:00 to 11:00 Am. You arrive at the bus stop at 8:46am. How long will you wait for the bus?

2 minutes

6 minutes

7 minutes

11 minutes

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11 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
User Mdnfiras
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Answer:

I will get the bus after 11 minutes.

Explanation:

Buses on my route run every 13 minutes from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.

If i arrive at 8:46 a.m. then i have to calculate how long will i wait for the bus at bus stop.

Now the difference between 7:00 a.m. to 8:46 a.m. is

(8.46 - 7.00) = 1 hour and 46 minutes or 106 minutes

Means i have missed the number of buses = 106/13 ≈ 8

Now i will be waiting for the 9th bus.

So 9th bus will come at = 7: 00 a.m. + (13×9) minutes = 7:00 am + 117 minutes = 7:00 a.m. + 1 hour 57 minutes = At 8:57 a.m.

As i have arrived at 8:46 a.m. and next bus is at 8:57 a.m. so I will wait for (8:57 - 8:46 = 0 : 11 minutes).

Answer will be 11 minutes.

User Cgenco
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