The Curtain Goes Up at 8 Pm for the Play

question 89

Multiple Choice

The curtain goes up at 8 pm for the play "The Life and Times of A.K.Erlang." If the parameters in Scenario B.1 are at work,what's the latest a patron of the theater would want to arrive in order to be seated before the light dim,the curtain rises,and the actor playing A.K.Erlang takes his rightful place at center stage?

• A)7:58 pm
• B)7:54 pm
• C)7:50 pm
• D)7:48 pm

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