CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The fare was thirty paise one way-“which is almost nothing at all, ” “she heard one well-dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from onfc month to the next, it seemed a fortune. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -She came to know that the town was six miles from her village, the bus fare was thirty paise and the bus trip took forty-five minutes. She also thought that if she stayed on the bus and came back by the same bus it would only cost her sixty paise.

Detailed explanation-3: -Listening carefully to conversations between her neighbours and people who regularly used the bus, Valli found out that the town where the bus used to go was six miles from her village and the trip to the town would take forty-five minutes. The bus fare was thirty paise one way.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Answer: The fare of the bus was 30 paise one way, from her village to the town. Explanation: No doubts, its 100 correct.