Timed Events Problems

I can solve problems about the duration of events.

1) How many hours pass between the following times?

a) 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

b) 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

c) 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

d) 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

e) 2:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

f) 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. (the next day)

2) Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help you.

a) I leave school at 3:15 p.m. It takes me 30 minutes to walk home.

What time do I arrive home?

2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m.

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 b) Maths finishes at 12:30 p.m. We then have lunch for 45 minutes.
What time does lunch end?

11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

c) I get off the bus at 2:45 p.m. The journey lasted 30 minutes.
What time did the bus leave?

10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

d) My favourite TV show finishes at 8:15 p.m. It lasts 45 minutes.

What time did it start?

5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.

3) Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles that show the correct answer.

a) Poppy walks to her friend’s house. She sets off at 4:15 p.m. It takes her 30 minutes
to get there. What time does she arrive?

4:45 p.m. ¼ past 5 4:45 a.m. ¼ to 5

b) Keenan finishes tidying his bedroom at 11:30 a.m. It took him 45 minutes to tidy it.
When did he start?

¼ past 12 10:45 a.m. ¼ to 11 10:45 p.m.

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 4) Here is a table to show the start and end time of each lesson. Calculate how long
each lesson lasts (in minutes) and then order the lessons from shortest to longest.

Start End Length of Lesson

Maths 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m.

English 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.

PE 1:15 p.m. 1: 45 p.m.

shortest longest

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 Timed Events Problems Answers
3. Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles
Question Answer
that show the correct answer.

1. How many hours pass between the following times?

a. 2 hours a. 4:45 p.m. ¼ to 5

b. 3 hours

c. 3 hours

d. 7 hours b. 10:45 a.m. ¼ to 11

e. 9 hours

4. Calculate how long each lesson lasts (in minutes) and

f. 4 hours then order the lessons from shortest to longest.

2. Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help. Maths 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 60 minutes

a. 3:45 p.m. English 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 45 minutes

b. 1:15 p.m. PE 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 30 minutes

c. 2:15 p.m. shortest longest

d. 7:30 p.m. PE English Maths

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 Timed Events Problems
I can solve problems about the duration of events.

1) How much time passes between the following times?

a) 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

b) 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

c) 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

d) 5:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

e) 2:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

f) 11:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (the next day)

2) Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help you.

a) I set off to walk to my grandma's house at 3:20 p.m. It takes me 40 minutes to

walk there. What time do I arrive?

3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m.

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 b) My dance lesson starts at 11:40 a.m. It lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes.
What time does it end?

11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

c) I flew from London to Madrid. The flight lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes and the plane
landed at 1:40 p.m. What time did it take off?

11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

d) My train arrives at the station at 11:10 a.m. The train journey lasted 50 minutes.
What time did the train depart?

8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m.

3) Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles that show the correct answer.

a) Tyrol meets his friend at the park at 10:20 a.m. They spend 30 minutes on the
playground and play football for 20 minutes. Then, they go home. What time did
they leave the park?

ten to ten past

11:10 p.m. 11:10 a.m. 10 past 11 11:20
eleven eleven

b) Trudi works on her homework project for 1 hour and 10 minutes and stops at
2:40 p.m. What time did she start work?

half past 30 minutes

1:30 p.m. ½ past 2 1:30 a.m. 3:40 p.m.
one past 1

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 4) Here is a table to show the start and end time of some TV shows. Calculate how long
each programme lasts (in minutes) and then order the programmes from shortest to
longest.

Start End Length of Show

Cartoon Capers 12:10 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

Get that Dog! 1:00 p.m. 2:10 p.m.

Funny Film Clips 2:20 p.m. 2:50 p.m.

shortest longest

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 Timed Events Problems Answers
3. Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles
Question Answer
that show the correct answer.

1. How much time passes between the following times?

ten past
a. 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) a. 11:10 a.m. eleven 10 past 11

b. 15 minutes

c. 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes)

half past 30 minutes

d. 2 hours 45 minutes (165 minutes) b. 1:30 p.m. one past 1

e. 6 hours 15 minutes (375 minutes)

4. Calculate how long each programme lasts (in minutes)

f. 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes) and then order the programmes from shortest to longest.

Cartoon
2. Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help. 12:10 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 50 minutes
Capers

Get that
a. 4:00 p.m. Dog!
1:00 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 70 minutes

Funny Film
b. 12:50 p.m. Clips
2:20 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 30 minutes

c. 11:10 a.m. shortest longest

d. 10:20 a.m. Funny Film Clips Cartoon Capers Get that Dog!

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 Timed Events Problems
I can solve problems about the duration of events.

1) How much time passes between the following times?

a) 3:10 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

b) 2:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.

c) 10:40 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.

d) 5:10 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.

e) 7:20 p.m. to 11:10 p.m.

f) 10:20 p.m. to 2:40 a.m. (the next day)

2) Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help you.

a) French starts at 1:20 p.m. and lasts 55 minutes. What time does it finish?

1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m.

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 b) My favourite TV show starts at 6:55 p.m. It lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes.
What time does it finish?

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m.

c) I woke up at 12:35 a.m. I had been asleep for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
What time did I go to sleep?

11 p.m. 12 p.m. 1 a.m.

d) My dad drove me to my auntie’s house. The journey was 1 hour and 15 minutes.
We arrived at 9:20 p.m. What time did we set off?

7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 10 p.m.

3) Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles that show the correct answer.

a) I went to town on the bus. The journey took 25 minutes. I went around the shops for 45
minutes and then had a drink. If I got on the bus at 10:30 a.m., what time did I have
a drink?

twenty to twenty past

11:40 a.m. 11: 30 11: 30 a.m. 20 to 12
twelve twelve

b) Carla’s birthday party finished at 4:25 p.m. The party lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.
What time did it start?

quarter
1:45 p.m. ¼ to 2 2:45 p.m. ¼ to 3 2:40 p.m.
to 3

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 4) Here is a table to show the start and end time of films. Calculate how long each film
lasts (in minutes) and then order the films from shortest to longest.

Start End Length of Show

The True Way Home 12:15 p.m. 2:55 p.m.

Spy Sisters 1:05 p.m. 3:35 p.m.

Don’t Lose the Dog 4:35 p.m. 5:55 p.m.

shortest longest

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 Timed Events Problems Answers
3. Answer these word problems by ticking all the circles
Question Answer
that show the correct answer.

1. How much time passes between the following times?

twenty to
a. 1 hour 5 minutes (65 minutes) a. 11:40 a.m. twelve 20 to 12

b. 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes)

c. 2 hours 10 minutes (130 minutes)

quarter
d. 3 hours 40 minutes (220 minutes) b. 2:45 p.m. to 3 ¼ to 3

e. 3 hours 50 minutes (230 minutes)

4. Calculate how long each film lasts (in minutes) and then
f. 4 hours 20 minutes (260 minutes) order the films from shortest to longest.

The True
2. Answer these questions. Use the timelines to help. 12:15 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 160 minutes
Way Home

a. 2:15 p.m. Spy Sisters 1:05 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 150 minutes

Don’t Lose
b. 8:05 p.m. the Dog
4:35 p.m. 5:55 p.m. 80 minutes

c. 11:15 p.m. shortest longest

Don’t Lose The True

d. 8:05 p.m. Spy Sisters
the Dog Way Home

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