Solving Problems Involving Time

Mang Cardo began to pick tomatoes at 7:15 a.m. and finished at 7:55 a.m. He picked tomatoes for ____ minutes.

• 40

• 45

• 50

• 55

Snack in our class occurs at 9:50 am.  We eat lunch at 12:00 pm.  How long to students need to wait from snack to lunch to eat?

• 2 hours

• 2 hours, 10 minutes

• 3 hours

• 3 hours, 15 minutes

Janice began soccer practice at 3:28 p.m. It ended at exactly 5:33 p.m.  About how long does the soccer practice took?

• 2 hours and 10 minutes

• 2 hours and 5 minutes

• 1 hour and 5 minutes

• 2 hours

Sharon arrived at the church at 11:45 am.  She left at 12:25 pm.  About how many minutes did she stay at the church?

• 30 minutes

• 35 minutes

• 40 minutes

• 50 minutes

How many minutes are in an hour?

• 30 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

Situation: Miggy wakes up at 5:30 a.m. so that he will have time to prepare himself for school. At 6:20 a.m., he is ready to go to school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

What is asked in the problem?

• The time Miggy wakes up

• The time he is ready to go to school

• The length of time it takes Miggy to prepare

• The activity he does every morning

Situation: Miggy wakes up at 5:30 a.m. so that he will have time to prepare himself for school. At 6:20 a.m., he is ready to go to school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

What are the given in the problem?

• 5:30 a.m. and 6:20 a.m.

• 5:30 a.m.

• 6:20 a.m.

• Miggy

Situation: Miggy wakes up at 5:30 a.m. so that he will have time to prepare himself for school. At 6:20 a.m., he is ready to go to school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

What operation will be needed to solve the problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Situation: Miggy wakes up at 5:30 a.m. so that he will have time to prepare himself for school. At 6:20 a.m., he is ready to go to school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

What is the number sentence?

• 5:30 - 6:20 = N

•  6:20 x 5:30 = N

• 6:20 + 5:30 = N

• 6:20 - 5:30 = N

Situation: Miggy wakes up at 5:30 a.m. so that he will have time to prepare himself for school. At 6:20 a.m., he is ready to go to school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

What is the answer to the problem?

• 10mins.

• 50mins.

• 30mins.

• 40mins.