Question

A bus makes a stop at 2:30, letting off 13 people and letting on 5. The bus makes another stop ten minutes later to let off 3 more people. How does the number of people on the bus after the second stop compare to the number of people on the bus before the 2:30 stop?

Answer 1

net loss of 10

Explanation:

stop 1 :

13 off

5 on

7 net loss

stop 2 :

3 off

3 net loss

total net loss = 3+10

=10