Mastering Time Durations: Fun Word Problems for 3rd Graders

Lily started her homework at 3:00 PM and finished at 4:15 PM. How long did she spend on her homework?

• 1 hour and 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 2 hours and 15 minutes

• 1 hour and 15 minutes

Tom's soccer practice starts at 5:30 PM and ends at 6:15 PM. How much time is there between the start and end of practice?

• 1 hour

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 15 minutes

A movie starts at 2:45 PM and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time does the movie end?

• 4:00 PM

• 4:15 PM

• 3:15 PM

• 4:30 PM

Sarah read a book for 45 minutes. If she started reading at 1:15 PM, what time did she finish?

• 12:30 PM

• 2:15 PM

• 2:00 PM

• 1:45 PM

Jake's school day starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. How many hours is his school day?

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 5 hours

• 7 hours

Emma baked cookies for 2 hours. If she started at 4:00 PM, what time did she finish baking?

• 4:30 PM

• 6:00 PM

• 7:00 PM

• 5:00 PM

A train leaves the station at 10:15 AM and arrives at its destination at 11:45 AM. How long is the train ride?

• 1 hour and 15 minutes

• 1 hour and 30 minutes

• 2 hours

• 45 minutes

If a class starts at 9:00 AM and lasts for 50 minutes, what time does the class end?

• 9:40 AM

• 10:00 AM

• 9:50 AM

• 9:30 AM

Mark played video games for 1 hour and 20 minutes. If he started at 6:00 PM, what time did he stop playing?

• 7:00 PM

• 6:40 PM

• 8:00 PM

• 7:20 PM

A concert starts at 7:30 PM and lasts for 2 hours. What time does the concert end?

• 9:30 PM

• 9:00 PM

• 10:00 PM

• 8:30 PM