Question Statement:
Four cities P, Q, R and S are connected through one-way routes as shown in the
figure. The travel time between any two connected cities is one hour. The boxes
beside each city name describe the starting time of first train of the day and their
frequency of operation. For example, from city P, the first trains of the day start
at 8 AM with a frequency of 90 minutes to each of R and S. A person does not
spend additional time at any city other than the waiting time for the next
connecting train.
If the person starts from R at 7 AM and is required to visit S and return to R,
what is the minimum time required?
Options:
- (A) 6 hours 30 minutes
- (B) 3 hours 45 minutes
- (C) 4 hours 30 minutes
- (D) 5 hours 15 minutes