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Slow Coach

Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:

A coach company runs a service that connects two towns, Alphaton (A) and Betaville (B), which are $90$ miles apart.

The timetable below gives details of coaches travelling from A to B:

A depart	0600	0620	0640	0700	0720	0740	and at the same minutes past each hour until ...	2100	2120	2140	2200
B arrive	0730	0750	0810	0830	0850	0910	and at the same minutes past each hour until ...	2230	2250	2310	2330

Coaches going from B to A leave at the same times:

B depart	0600	0620	0640	0700	0720	0740	and at the same minutes past each hour until ...	2100	2120	2140	2200
A arrive	0730	0750	0810	0830	0850	0910	and at the same minutes past each hour until ...	2230	2250	2310	2330

How many of this company's coaches travelling in the opposite direction does the $10$ am coach from A pass before reaching B?

Clock. Angles - points, lines and parallel lines. Selecting and using information. Length/distance. Mass and weight. Time. Speed and acceleration. Visualising. Working systematically. Temperature.

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