Andry has worked for 10 years as a bus driver.
He was 22 when he started this endeavor.
Every morning he wakes up at 5:00.
How long has Andry been alive?
Andry has a one-hour lunch break at noon.
He works until 4:00 p.m. in Saskatoon.
He starts work 2 hours after he awakes each day,
How many hours will he work today?
This morning, Andry had 7 adult male passengers,
13 adult female passengers and the rest were teenagers.
There were altogether 30 passengers,
And 6 of them were female teenagers.
What fraction of the passengers were teenagers?
Are there more female teenagers or male teenagers?
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1. 10 + 22 = 32. Andry is 32 years old.
2. 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is 9 hours. But 9 hours less 1-hour lunch break is 8 hours. So, Andry’s workday is 8 hours.
3. 30 – 7 – 13 = 10. 10/30 or 1/3 of the passengers were teenagers. 6 out of 10 teens were female; there were only 4 male teenagers. So, there were more female teenagers than male teenagers on the bus.