Question

buses on your route run every 8 minutes from 7:00 am to 11:00 am. you arrive at the bus stop at 8:19. how long will you wait for the bus?

a: 1 minutes
b: 3 minutes
c: 7 minutes
d: 8 minutes

Answer 1

Answer:

A: 1 Minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Buses start running at 7 and run every eight minutes. This means that:

Bus 1: 7:00 AM

Bus 2: 7:08 AM

Bus 3: 7:16 AM

Bus 4: 7:24 AM

Bus 5: 7:32 AM

Bus 6: 7:40 AM

Bus 7: 7:48 AM

Bus 8: 7:56 AM

Bus 9: 8:04 AM

Bus 10: 8:12 AM

Bus 11: 8:20 AM

Answer 2

a. 1 minute. 8x8 is 64 and 60 mins in an hour means it would be 8:04. The add 8 and 8 to that and you get 8:20