Answer:
The number of people on the bus after the second stop is 8 less than the number of peoples on the bus before the 2:30 stop.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let [tex]P_0[/tex] be the total number of peoples on the bus before 2:30 stop.
For the first stop at 2:30:
The bus let off 13 people, so, the total number of remaining people on the bus [tex]= P_0-13[/tex]
again, the bus let on 8 people, so, the total number of people on the bus
[tex]= P_0-13+8[/tex]
[tex]=P_0-5[/tex]
For the second stop after 10 minutes (i.e at 2:40):
The bus let off 3 people, so, the total number of remaining people on the bus [tex]= P_0-5-3[/tex]
[tex]=P_0-8[/tex]
After the second stop, the number of people on the bus is [tex]P_0-8[/tex], where P_0 number of peoples on the bus before 2:30 stop.
Hence, the number of people on the bus after the second stop is 8 less than the number of peoples on the bus before the 2:30 stop.