Fractional Time

Fractional Time

Recall time...

• Time is measured in hours and seconds

• If time is given in minutes, divide the minutes by 60

  (Recall that 60 minutes = 1 hour)

• After dividing the minutes by second, use that decimal to answer the question

Example 1

Susan walks from her home to the market at a speed of 36 km/h. She takes 15 minutes to reach the market. What is the distance between her home and the market?

Multiple Choice

How many minutes are there in an hour?

• 30

• 7

• 60

• 180

Multiple Choice

State 15 minutes as a decimal

• $$0.2$$  

• $$0.33....$$  

• $$0.25$$  

• $$0.5$$  

Multiple Choice

State 20 minutes as a decimal of an hour.

• $$0.333...$$  

• $$0.15$$  

• $$0.25$$  

• $$0.2$$  

Multiple Choice

State 45 minutes as a decimal of an hour.

• $$0.25$$  

• $$0.75$$  

• $$0.5$$  

• $$0.33$$  

Multiple Choice

State 30 minutes as a fraction

• $$0.333...$$  

• $$0.5$$  

• $$0.25$$  

• $$0.2$$  

​Example 2: Video

Watch this video example and write example in notebook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib2-dA_1arQ

Fill in the Blank

A boat travels at 24 km/h for 40 minutes. Calculate the distance travelled by the boat.

Multiple Choice

A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run?

• 10 miles
• 10 m
• 5 m
• 50 m

Open Ended

Name two concepts that you learnt today. Each response awards you a candy.