Unit 3 · Measurement and Data

8:50am Forster to Coffs — How Long at Coffs?

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Sarah catches the 8:50 am bus from Forster to Coffs Harbour, then gets a bus home arriving Forster at 9:19 pm. A timetable with two services in each direction is provided. The challenge: identify the correct column for each journey, read off the Coffs Harbour times, then subtract to find time spent there.

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0:00Introduction
0:20The Question
1:04Identifying arrival time at Coffs Harbour
1:27Identifying departure time from Coffs Harbour
1:54Calculating the time elapsed and final selection
2:35Strategic exam tip
3:18Correct answer

Question

Here is a bus timetable:

Forster to Coffs Harbour
Forster7:00 am8:50 am
Wauchope8:48 am10:38 am
Kempsey9:58 am11:48 am
Coffs Harbour11:49 am1:39 pm
Coffs Harbour to Forster
Coffs Harbour2:39 pm4:25 pm
Kempsey4:40 pm6:26 pm
Wauchope5:53 pm7:39 pm
Forster7:33 pm9:19 pm

Sarah and her friends live in Forster and take the 8:50 am bus to Coffs Harbour. They stay in Coffs Harbour until they get a bus home, arriving in Forster at 9:19 pm that evening.

How long do they spend at Coffs Harbour?

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