NSC Mathematical Literacy Time: Gonzales lives in Mission Valley

Question

Gonzales lives in Mission Valley and travels by bus to his workplace at the Mission Valley Police Department.

ANNEXURE B shows a route map for the Mission Valley Transfer Centre bus.

The bus route is as follows:

- Starts at the Mission Valley Transfer Centre in George Dieter Street.
- Continues along George Dieter Street.
- Turns into Montana Street and then turns into Turner Street (makes a loop).
- Continues back along George Dieter Street.
- Turns into Socorro Street and then turns into Zaragosa Street (makes a loop).
- Ends at the Mission Valley Transfer Centre in George Dieter Street.

ANNEXURE C shows a timetable of the Mission Valley Transfer Centre bus. The timetable indicates the times when the bus generally leaves the different bus stops.

Use the route map (ANNEXURE B) and the timetable (ANNEXURE C) to answer the following questions.

3.1.1 Name the bus stop closest to Gonzales's workplace.

3.1.2 Give the general direction of a bus travelling along Turner Street.

3.1.3 Between which TWO bus stops does the route cross only ONE street?

3.1.4 Determine how long it will take a bus to complete a round trip if it departs from the Mission Valley Transfer Centre at 17:55.

3.1.5 Gonzales visited the Department of Human Services. He left the building at 11:52 and arrived at Bus Stop 5 exactly 13 minutes later. Determine how long he had to wait for the next bus to travel to Bus Stop 2.

3.1.6 Calculate the time a bus takes to complete the Socorro-Zaragosa loop.

3.2 Use ANNEXURE C to answer the following question.

Gonzales lives in Mission Valley and travels by bus to his workplace at the Mission Valley Police Department - NSC Mathematical Literacy - Question 3 - 2016 - Paper 1

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