time · Year 6 · AC9M6M03
Read a timetable
In a timetable each row is a stop and each column is one bus or train. To find when a bus arrives somewhere, find its starting time, then keep your finger in that column and move down to the stop you want. To find how long a trip takes, count up from the leaving time to the o'clock, then on to the arriving time. To catch the next bus, cross out the times at your stop that are earlier than when you get there. The first time left is your bus.
Sample questions
Use the timetable. A bus leaves Pool at 8:39. What time does it reach Museum?
- Find 8:39 in the Pool row: it is in the Bus 3 column.
- Go down the Bus 3 column to the Museum row.
- The bus reaches Museum at 8:46.
Answer: 8:46
Use the timetable. A bus leaves Library at 7:31. What time does it reach Town Hall?
- Find 7:31 in the Library row: it is in the Bus 3 column.
- Go down the Bus 3 column to the Town Hall row.
- The bus reaches Town Hall at 7:47.
Answer: 7:47
Use the timetable. A bus leaves Park Street at 6:45. What time does it reach Town Hall?
- Find 6:45 in the Park Street row: it is in the Bus 2 column.
- Go down the Bus 2 column to the Town Hall row.
- The bus reaches Town Hall at 7:08.
Answer: 7:08