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Suppose half the people on a bus exit at each stop and no additional passengers board the bus. If on the third stop the next to last person exits the bus, then how many people were on the bus?
*This question is included in Nova Press: Set C - Substitution (Plugging In), question #3
| (A) | 20 |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 09/25/2013 21:52
What is the meaning of＂the next to last person would have exited the bus"?
Posted: 09/26/2013 00:03
Hi Betty,
If only two people are on a bus and only one of them exits the bus, then that person is the next to last person to exit the bus.
Nova Press
If only two people are on a bus and only one of them exits the bus, then that person is the next to last person to exit the bus.
Nova Press