Question

Corinna, Fabiola, John, and Bart have to catch the 6 o'clock train. Corinna's watch is ten minutes fast, but she thinks that its five minutes slow. Fabiola's watch is ten minutes slow, but she thinks it's ten minutes fast. John's watch is five minutes slow, but he thinks it's ten minutes fast. Bart's watch is five minutes fast, but he thinks it's ten minutes fast. Based on the information provided about the watches, which person arrived at the train station on time?

a) Corinna
b) Fabiola
c) John
d) Bart

Answer 1

Bart arrived at the train station on time. Bart's watch is five minutes fast, and he correctly perceives it as five minutes fast. So, when he sees that it's 6 o'clock on his watch, the actual time is 6:05. Therefore, Bart is on time for the train.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided about the watches, Bart arrived at the train station on time.

We can determine this by comparing the actual time with each person's perception of time based on their individual watch.

Corinna's watch is ten minutes fast, but she thinks it's five minutes slow. So, when she sees that it's 6 o'clock on her watch, the actual time is 5:50. Therefore, Corinna is 10 minutes early for the train.

Fabiola's watch is ten minutes slow, but she thinks it's ten minutes fast. So, when she sees that it's 6 o'clock on her watch, the actual time is 6:10. Therefore, Fabiola is 10 minutes late for the train.

John's watch is five minutes slow, but he thinks it's ten minutes fast. So, when he sees that it's 6 o'clock on his watch, the actual time is 5:55. Therefore, John is 5 minutes early for the train.

Bart's watch is five minutes fast, and he correctly perceives it as five minutes fast. So, when he sees that it's 6 o'clock on his watch, the actual time is 6:05. Therefore, Bart is on time for the train.