Question

Jacky walked to the bus stop 7 minutes earlier than Nicky, but she still missed the bus by 2 minutes. By how many minutes did Nicky miss the bus?

Answer 1

Answer:

answer should be 9 minutes

Answer 2

Given: Jacky walked to the bus stop 7 minutes earlier than Nicky, but she still missed the bus by 2 minutes.

To find: Number of minutes by which Nicky misses the bus.

Solution:

• Jacky walked to the bus stop and was only 2 minutes late for the bus.
• Jacky reached the bus stop 7 minutes earlier than Nicky did.
• This means Nicky is 7 minutes late than Jacky is.
• She is still 2 minutes late as Jacky misses the bus by 2 minutes.
• It means that Nicky is 7 plus 2 minutes late.

        $7 + 2 = 9$

Therefore, Nicky missed the bus by 9 minutes.