DIRECTIONS: Swim class starts at 10:30. This is the morning table, the way THERE.
THERE — Elm Street to the Swimming Pool · morning
Stop
1
2
3
4
5
Elm Street
8:44
9:09
9:29
9:56
10:11
The Park
8:52
9:17
9:37
10:04
10:19
Market Square
9:01
9:26
9:46
10:13
10:28
Swimming Pool
9:09
9:34
9:54
10:21
10:36
What time does bus 3 reach the Swimming Pool?
You get to The Park at 9:21 am — four minutes after bus 2 left it. Which bus is next, and how long do you wait?
Class starts at 10:30 am. Which is the last bus that gets you there before it starts, and how many spare minutes do you have?
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The Way Back
Life Skills · Everyday · Page 2 of 4
DIRECTIONS: The way home has its own table, in the afternoon. Look at the order of the stops.
BACK — Swimming Pool to Elm Street · afternoon
Stop
1
2
3
4
5
Swimming Pool
2:26
2:55
3:35
4:20
4:36
Market Square
2:34
3:03
3:43
4:28
4:44
The Park
2:48
3:17
3:57
4:42
4:58
Elm Street
2:56
3:25
4:05
4:50
5:06
You get on the 2:55 bus at the Swimming Pool. What time does it reach Elm Street?
Why is Elm Street the top row of the morning table and the bottom row of this one?
How long does the trip home take, start to finish? Is it the same as the trip there this morning? Check both tables before you answer.
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The Last Bus Home
Life Skills · Everyday · Page 3 of 4
DIRECTIONS: You have to be home by 5:00. Work back from that.
The last bus you can catch is not the last bus in the table. The table does
not know when you have to be home.
BACK — Swimming Pool to Elm Street · afternoon
Stop
1
2
3
4
5
Swimming Pool
2:26
2:55
3:35
4:20
4:36
Market Square
2:34
3:03
3:43
4:28
4:44
The Park
2:48
3:17
3:57
4:42
4:58
Elm Street
2:56
3:25
4:05
4:50
5:06
You must be home at Elm Street by 5:00 pm. Which is the last bus you can catch from the Swimming Pool, and what time are you home?
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Your friend says "relax — there is a 4:36 bus, we can stay longer." If you took it, what time would you get home, and how late is that?
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The Whole Day, In Times
Life Skills · Everyday · Page 4 of 4
DIRECTIONS: Use your answers from pages 1 and 3.
Take the bus you chose in question 3 there, and the bus you chose in question 7 back. How long do you get at the pool?
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Write the whole day as four times:
Time
Leave Elm Street
Get to the Swimming Pool
Leave the Swimming Pool
Home again
Two times on this page were fixed before you ever looked at a table. Which two — and why did the whole plan get worked out backwards from them instead of forwards from breakfast?