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The bus for Chennai leaves every 30 minutes from a bus depot. The enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus for Chennai left 10 minutes a…

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The bus for Chennai leaves
every 30 minutes from a bus
depot. The enquiry clerk told a
passenger that the bus for
Chennai left 10 minutes ago,
and the next bus will leave at
10.30 a.m. What was the time
when enquiry clerk told this ?
  • A10.20 a.m.
  • B10.10 a.m.
  • C10 a.m.
  • D9.50 a.m.
Answer not set
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10:10 AM
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Next bus is at $10:30$ a.m. And the bus for Chennai leaves every $30$ minutes.

So last bus has left $30$ minutes before $10: 30$ a.m. $=> 10:00$ a.m

When the passenger enquired, the clerk answer the bus left $10$ minutes ago.

Enquiry time $= 10:00 a.m + 10 min = 10: 10 a.m $