Caroline looked at her watch and saw the bus arriving at 8:10. The next day she arrived at the bus stop late, so she caught the 8:25 bus. The day after she arrived even later and saw that the bus came at 8:40. Which of the following is a reasonable conjecture for Caroline to make about the bus?

A. There is no pattern to the bus schedule.

B. If she were to miss the 8:40 bus, there would be another bus at 8:50

C. The bus arrives every 15 minutes.

D. If she makes the 8:10 bus, the bus she had just missed arrived at 8 o'clock.

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Kobe Ayala

4 September, 10:28

Caroline looked at her watch and saw the bus arriving at 8:10. The next day she arrived at the bus stop late, so she caught the 8:25 bus. The day after she arrived even later and saw that the bus came at 8:40. Which of the following is a reasonable conjecture for Caroline to make about the bus?

A. There is no pattern to the bus schedule.

B. If she were to miss the 8:40 bus, there would be another bus at 8:50

C. The bus arrives every 15 minutes.

D. If she makes the 8:10 bus, the bus she had just missed arrived at 8 o'clock.

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Alma Mckee · Answer 1

C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The next bus after 8:10 is at 8:25, which is 15 minutes after. Then, the other bus comes at 8:40, which is another 15 minutes. That's the pattern