Travel time-tables show departure and arrival times for air flight, bus and train journey.
Most often, the 24-hour system is used in travel time-tables.
Look at the example below
3 trains A, B and C operate between P, Q, R and S. Use the table given to check the times.
(a) departure is 1225 h which is 12.25 p.m
(b) arrival is 1505 h which is 3.05 p.m
(c) departure time from P is 0520 Arrival time at S is 0805 h Time taken = 0805 – 0520 = 2h 45 min
(d) Sala boards train A in town Q at 0555 h and arrives in town R at 0655 h. After work she boards train C at 1405 h and arrives in town S at 1505 h which is 3.05 p.m.
1. The table below shows the Mombasa to Voi bus fares in shillings.
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MOMBASA |
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5.00 |
MAZERAS |
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8.00 |
4.00 |
MARIAKANI |
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13.00 |
9.00 |
6.00 |
SAMBURU |
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27.00 |
23.00 |
19.00 |
14.00 |
MAUNGU |
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29.00 |
25.00 |
21.00 |
16.00 |
5.0 |
NDARA |
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33.00 |
29.00 |
26.00 |
23.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
VOI |
Jane traveled from Voi to Mombasa making stop-overs at Ndara and Mariakani. This required her to board three different buses. How much money did she spend in bus fare from Voi to Mombasa?
A. Sh 33 B. Sh 19 C. Sh 37 D. Sh 42
2. The table below shows railway stations from Nairobi to Mombasa and from Nairobi to Kisumu. It also shows fares paid by 2nd Class and 3rd Class passengers from Nairobi to each of the stations shown.
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FARES IN SHILLINGS |
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NAIROBI TO |
2nd Class |
3rd Class |
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Mombasa Voi Makadara Nairobi Limuru Nakuru Koru Kisumu |
138 97 8 -- 13 49 88 104 |
60 42 4 -- 6 21 38 45 |
Muna traveled from Voi to Limuru by 2nd Class and Muthoni traveled by 3rd Class from Nakuru to Makadara. What was the total amount of money paid by the two passengers?
A. Sh 135 B. Sh 118 C. Sh 73 D. Sh 167
3. The table below shows the distance in kilometers between some towns in Kenya.
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Nairobi |
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85 |
Naivasha |
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155 |
70 |
Nakuru |
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310 |
225 |
155 |
Eldoret |
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380 |
295 |
225 |
70 |
Kitale |
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695 |
610 |
540 |
385 |
315 |
Lodwar |
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What is the distance between Naivasha and Kitale?
A. 225 B. 140 C. 380 D. 295
4. The table below shows bus fare from Kisumu to Nairobi for an adult.
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Kisumu |
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70.00 |
Kericho |
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190.00 |
125.00 |
Nakuru |
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265.00 |
200.00 |
75.00 |
Naivasha |
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300.00 |
250.00 |
150.00 |
85.00 |
Nairobi |
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Two teachers and 40 pupils traveled from Nairobi to Kericho. The following day they traveled from Kericho to Kisumu. The fare for a pupil is half of that for an adult. How much did they pay altogether for the whole journey?
A. Sh 4290 B. Sh 7040 C. Sh 6600 D. Sh 6720
5. The table below shows distances in kilometres between K, L, M, and N.
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K |
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90 |
L |
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123 |
147 |
M |
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113 |
150 |
82 |
N |
What is the distance from N to K via M?
A. 123 km B. 205 km C. 113 km D. 319 km