Part of a train timetable is shown below.

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|}
\hline Preston & 0729 & 0840 & 1221 \\
\hline Nuneaton & 0852 & 1028 & 1354 \\
\hline Milton Keynes & 0928 & 1111 & 1424 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

a) Jim catches the 1221 train from Preston. He arrives in Nuneaton 7 minutes late. What time does he arrive in Nuneaton?

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b) How long is Jim's journey from Preston to Nuneaton? Give your answer in minutes.

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c) Vikram catches the 0840 train from Preston. He arrives in Nuneaton on time. He attends a job interview. He gets back to Nuneaton station 3 hours and 30 minutes later. Is he back in time to catch the 1354 train to Milton Keynes? You must show your working.

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Show your working:

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Answer :

Let's go through each part of the question step by step.

### Part a
Jim catches the 1221 train from Preston and arrives in Nuneaton 7 minutes late.

The scheduled arrival time in Nuneaton is 13:54 (1354 in 24-hour format). Given that he is 7 minutes late, we need to calculate his actual arrival time.

[tex]\[ \text{Actual arrival time} = 1354 + 7 \][/tex]

Since 60 minutes make an hour, when we add 7 minutes to 54 minutes, we get:

[tex]\[ 54 + 7 = 61 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

Since 61 minutes is equivalent to 1 hour and 1 minute, we add the extra hour to 13:

[tex]\[ 1354 + 7 = 1361 \][/tex]

This converts to 14:01 in 24-hour format.

So, Jim arrives in Nuneaton at 14:01.

### Part b
We need to calculate the journey time from Preston to Nuneaton for Jim.

The departure time from Preston is 12:21 (1221 in 24-hour format) and the scheduled arrival time in Nuneaton is 13:54 (1354 in 24-hour format).

To find the journey time in minutes:

[tex]\[ \text{Journey time} = 1354 - 1221 \][/tex]

Let's break down the subtraction:

First, consider the hours part:

[tex]\[ 13 - 12 = 1 \text{ hour} \][/tex]

Then, consider the minutes part:

[tex]\[ 54 - 21 = 33 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

Thus, the total journey time is:

[tex]\[ 1 \text{ hour and } 33 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

Which translates to:

[tex]\[ 1 \text{ hour} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} + 33 \text{ minutes} = 60 + 33 = 93 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

So, the journey time from Preston to Nuneaton is 93 minutes.

### Part c
Vikram catches the 08:40 (0840 in 24-hour format) train from Preston and arrives in Nuneaton on time at 10:28 (1028 in 24-hour format). He has a job interview which lasts for 3 hours and 30 minutes.

First, let's convert the interview duration to minutes:

[tex]\[ 3 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} + 30 \text{ minutes} = 180 + 30 = 210 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

To find the time Vikram gets back to Nuneaton station, we add the interview duration to his arrival time:

[tex]\[ \text{Back to station time} = 1028 + 210 \][/tex]

Let's break this down:

First, add 210 minutes to the minutes part of 10:28:

[tex]\[ 28 + 210 = 238 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

Since 238 minutes is equivalent to 3 hours and 58 minutes (because 238 ÷ 60 = 3 remainder 58):

[tex]\[ 238 \text{ minutes} = 3 \text{ hours and } 58 \text{ minutes} \][/tex]

So, we add these 3 hours to the 10 hours:

[tex]\[ 10 + 3 = 13 \][/tex]

And we add the remaining 58 minutes:

So, the time will be:

[tex]\[ 13:28 + 0:58 = 13:86 \][/tex]

And since 86 minutes is 1 hour and 26 minutes:

[tex]\[ 1386 = 14:26 \][/tex]

Thus, Vikram gets back to Nuneaton station at 14:26 (1426).

Compare this to the time of the next train to Milton Keynes, which leaves Nuneaton at 13:54 (1354).

By comparison, we note that 1426 is after 1354, so Vikram is not back in time to catch the 1354 train to Milton Keynes.