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Elapsed time and word problems

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
School ends at 2:30.  Caleb has soccer practice for 2 hours and 30 minutes after school. What time will soccer practice end?
a)
4:30
b)
5:30
c)
4:00
d)
5:00
2.
On Monday, Sean went to see a movie. The movie started at 7:30.  The movie was 1 hour and 30 minutes long. What time did the movie end?
a)
8:30
b)
9:00
c)
9:30
d)
10:00
3.
School starts at 8:40 a.m. We leave at 3:05 p.m. How long is the school day?
a)
6 hours and 25 minutes
b)
6 hours and 35 minutes
c)
6 hours and 45 minutes
d)
6 hours
4.
Kelsey and her family went to a play. The play started at 1:15pm and ended at 3:30pm. How long did the play last?
a)
1 hour 15 minutes
b)
1 hour 45 minutes
c)
2 hours 45 minutes
d)
2 hours 15 minutes
5.
Macie lost her flashcards at 11:15 a.m. She looked for them until 12:30. How many minutes did Macie look for her flashcards?
a)
75 minutes
b)
1 hour
c)
90 minutes 
d)
85 minutes
6.
Snack in our class occurs at 9:50 am.  We eat lunch at 12:05 pm.  How long to students need to wait from snack to lunch to eat?
a)
2 hours
b)
2 hours, 15 minutes
c)
3 hours
d)
3 hours, 15 minutes
7.

Emma gets to basketball practice at 3:40 pm and practices for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time is it now?

a)

4:00 pm

b)

4:10 pm

c)

5:00 pm

d)

5:10 pm

8.
Sharon was at church for 2 hours.  She left at 1:00 pm.  What time did she get there?
a)
11:00 pm
b)
3:00 pm
c)
11:00 am
d)
3:00 am
9.
How many minutes are in an hour?
a)
30 minutes
b)
15 minutes
c)
60 minutes
d)
90 minutes
10.
Todd went for a jog at 7:20 a.m.  He jogged for 45 minutes.  What time was it when he finished his morning jog?
a)
8:00 a.m.
b)
8:05 a.m.
c)
8:10 a.m.
d)
9:00 a.m.
11.
Roger went to a pet shop. He bought 515 gold fish and 315 blue fish. How many fish did he buy? 
a)
715 fish in all 
b)
815 fish in all 
c)
830 fish in all 
d)
745 fish in all 
12.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?
a)
25 degrees
b)
30 degrees
c)
130 degrees
d)
20 degrees
13.
There are 53 regular pencils and some colored pencils in the bin. There are a total of 91 pencils in the bin. How many colored pencils are in the bin?
a)
124
b)
37
c)
144
d)
38
14.

Marcy had $84 in the bank. She took $39 out of her account. How much does she have in her account now?

a)

$50

b)

$45

c)

$123

d)

$51

15.
There are 84 students in the band and 37 are boys. Which number sentence tells how many are girls?
a)
84 + 37 = ?
b)
84 - 37 = ?
c)
121 + ? = 84
d)
121 - ? = 37
16.
Jermaine brought 73 pencils to school. He gave 21 pencils to Joe and 20 pencils to Karen. Which number sentence shows how many pencils Jermaine had left?
a)
73 - 21 = 62
b)
73 - 21 = 94
c)
73 - 41 = 32
d)
73 - 41 = 31
17.
Kaylin has 56 toy horses.
Eden has 9 more toy horses than Kaylin.
How many toy horses does Eden have?
a)
66
b)
65
c)
47
d)
48
18.
At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?
a)
134
b)
159
c)
147
d)
123
19.

An art teacher had 342 paint brushes.


-She threw away 87 broken paint brushes .

-Then she bought 150 more paint brushes.


Which equation shows how to find the number of crayons the art teacher has now?

a)

342 - 87 - 150 =

b)

342 - 87 + 150 =

c)

342 + 87 + 150 =

d)

342 + 87 - 150 =

20.

Max's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week.


On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes.


How many more minutes does Max need to practice in order to meet his goal?

a)

135

b)

465

c)

165

d)

145

21.

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

72

d)

48

22.

There were 45 pretzels at a bakery. A baker made 20 more pretzels. The bakerthen sold 8 pretzels. Which equation shows how to find the number of pretzelsthere are now?

a)

45 + 20 - 8 =

b)

45 - 20 - 8 =

c)

45 + 20 + 8 =

d)

45 - 20 + 8 =

23.
Gio buys books with three $1 bills.  He received 56/100 of a dollar in change. Which answer represents 56/100?
a)
3.00
b)
5.60
c)
0.56
d)
5.6
24.

The 4th graders have 546 people going on the field trip. The 5th grades have 789 people going on the field trip. How many more people does 5th grade have going than 4th grade?

a)

Multiply

b)

Add

c)

Subtract

d)

Divide

25.

Dante bought a car for $5,677. Malachi bought his car for $10,987. What is the difference in the cost of the 2 cars?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

26.

The Campbell family went to the grocery on Saturday and spent $134. They went again on Monday and spent $65. On Thursday they spent $78 more. How much did the Campbell family spend altogether at the grocery this week?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

27.

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.

How many more meals are needed?

a)

Subtract

b)

Add

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

28.

The Lin family spent $800 on 4 airplane tickets. Each ticket was the same price. How much was each ticket?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

29.

What is this problem asking you to do?

Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy. Later he bought 2 more boxes. How many boxes did he have total?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

30.

What is this problem asking you to do?

Alexah was helping her mom pick apples from the tree in their front yard. Together they picked 10 total. If 4 of the apples were bad, how many good apples did they pick?

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide