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A bus leaves the depot at 5:20 PM and travels for 1 hour 55 minutes, stops for 30 minutes, then travels another 2 hours 10 minutes. At what time does it reach its destination?

hard 3 marks Class 3 · Mathematics · Time Goes On
Answer
9:55 PM

The correct answer is 9:55 PM — Thus the bus arrives at .

Step-by-step solution

  1. Add the first travel time of 1 hour 55 minutes to the start time: .
  2. Add the 30‑minute stop: .
  3. Add the second travel time of 2 hours 10 minutes: .
  4. Thus the bus arrives at .
Common mistake: Forgetting to carry over when minutes sum to 60 or more

Concept tested: Adding multiple time segments

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