Multiple choice

A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had left 10 minutes back and the next bus will leave at 9:35 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger?

  1. 9:10 a.m.

  2. 8:55 a.m.

  3. 9:08 a.m.

  4. 9:15 a.m.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The next bus will leave at 9:35 a.m. A bus leaves every thirty minutes from the bus stand. This implies that the previous bus left at 9:05 a.m. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had left 10 minutes back, i.e. at 9:05 a.m. + 10 minutes = 9:15 a.m. Option (4) is correct.

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