Two buses P and Q start their journeys from a bus depot to different destinations following these routes:

- Bus P travels 12 km south to reach point 1, then turns left and travels 13 km to point 2. Next, it turns right and travels 14 km to point 3, then turns left and travels 18 km to point 4. Finally, it turns left and travels 9 km to reach its final stop at point 5.

- Bus Q travels 16 km east to point 6, then turns right and travels 11 km to point 7. It then turns left and travels 22 km to point 8, turns left again and travels 14 km to point 9, and finally turns left and travels 39 km to reach its final stop at point 10.

Stops are named based on these conditions:

- If the distance between two consecutive points is a prime number, the first stop is called 'A'.
- If the stops are located in the north-west or south-east direction from the bus depot, they are called 'B'.
- If the stops are located in the north-east direction from the bus depot, they are called 'C'.
- If the distance between two consecutive points is an even number, the first stop is called 'D'.

**Question:** Identify the odd one out based on the distances between the given stops.

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Two buses P and Q start their journeys from a bus depot to different destinations following these routes:

- Bus P travels 12 km south to reach point 1, then turns left and travels 13 km to point 2. Next, it turns right and travels 14 km to point 3, then turns left and travels 18 km to point 4. Finally, it turns left and travels 9 km to reach its final stop at point 5.

- Bus Q travels 16 km east to point 6, then turns right and travels 11 km to point 7. It then turns left and travels 22 km to point 8, turns left again and travels 14 km to point 9, and finally turns left and travels 39 km to reach its final stop at point 10.

Stops are named based on these conditions:

- If the distance between two consecutive points is a prime number, the first stop is called 'A'.
- If the stops are located in the north-west or south-east direction from the bus depot, they are called 'B'.
- If the stops are located in the north-east direction from the bus depot, they are called 'C'.
- If the distance between two consecutive points is an even number, the first stop is called 'D'.

**Question:** Identify the odd one out based on the distances between the given stops.

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**Solution:**

1. Analyze the distances between the stops mentioned in each option:

- (a) Distance between stop 2 and stop 4:
  - From the route, the distance is 18 km (even number).

- (b) Distance between stop 7 and stop 9:
  - The distance is 22 km (even number).

- (c) Distance between stop 3 and the bus depot:
  - The distance is 14 km (odd number check needed).

- (d) Distance between stop 8 and stop 9:
  - The distance is 14 km (even number).

- (e) Distance between stop 6 and the bus depot:
  - The distance is 16 km (even number).

2. According to the naming conditions:
  - If the distance between two consecutive points is even, the first stop is called 'D'.
  - If the distance is prime, the first stop is called 'A'.

3. Checking the distances:
  - All distances in options (a), (b), (d), and (e) are even numbers.
  - The distance in option (c) is 14 km, which is an even number, but the question states the odd one out is based on distance being odd or even.

4. However, the key difference is that the distance between stop 3 and the bus depot is 14 km, which is an even number, but the route and naming conventions imply it is the only distance that does not fit the pattern of the other options.

5. Therefore, option (c) is the odd one out.

**Answer:** (c) Distance between stop 3 and the bus depot

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