Question

A bus makes a stop at 2:30, letting off 11 people and letting on 8. The bus makes another stop ten minutes later to let off 5 more people. How does the number of people on the bus after the second stop compare to the numbers of the people on the bus before the 2:30 stop ?

Answer 1

The actual number of passengers on the bus falling by 8 after the second stop

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume that the total passengers on the bus before 2:30 was x

At 2:30:

11 passengers got off and 8 got on.

So, the number of passengers

= x - 11 + 8

= x - 3

10 minutes later:

5 passengers got off the bus

So, the number of passengers

number of passengers = (x - 3) - 5

number of passengers = x - 8

now by comparing,

The actual number of passengers on the bus falling by 8 after the second stop