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train schedule

by CITI29 » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:12 pm
DAILY TRAIN SCHEDULE
Scheduled Departure Station S :7:08 (EST)*
Scheduled Arrival Station T : 8:10 (EST)
* Eastern Standard Time

The table above shows the morning schedule for train X . If Juan took train X on Monday morning, did he arrive at station T on schedule?

(1) Juan arrived at station T on Monday morning 1 hour and 2 minutes after he left station S .
(2) Juan arrived at his office at 8:30 (EST) on Monday morning, which was 20 minutes after he arrived at station T

i thot the ques is extremely simple and answer shld be 'd'...but ans is 'b'....kindly explain
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Re: train schedule

by lion147 » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:30 pm
CITI29 wrote:DAILY TRAIN SCHEDULE
Scheduled Departure Station S :7:08 (EST)*
Scheduled Arrival Station T : 8:10 (EST)
* Eastern Standard Time

The table above shows the morning schedule for train X . If Juan took train X on Monday morning, did he arrive at station T on schedule?

(1) Juan arrived at station T on Monday morning 1 hour and 2 minutes after he left station S .
(2) Juan arrived at his office at 8:30 (EST) on Monday morning, which was 20 minutes after he arrived at station T

i thot the ques is extremely simple and answer shld be 'd'...but ans is 'b'....kindly explain

Statement 1 gives the duration of the trip, but doesn't say anything about what time the train left station S.

Statement 2 says Juan arrived at station T at 8:10am EST, which is on schedule.