Add and subtract periods of time and find the
duration of events. (worksheet 1)
1
It takes Eve 10 minutes to walk home from school.
She gets home at 4:05 pm.
What time did she leave school?
2
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Marcus begins playing a computer game at 6:40 pm.
He finishes his game at 7:15 pm.
minutes
How long was he playing the game?
3
Zac is meeting his friend at the park 11:15 am.
It will take him 20 minutes to walk to the park.
What time will he need to leave his house?
4
pm
:
am
:
pm
The Smith family hire a boat for 2 hours.
They take the boat out at 11:30 am.
What time do they need to return the boat?
5
11
12
This clock is 15 minutes fast.
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7
6
What time should this clock show?
11
6
12
:
5
This was the time when Sophia began her homework.
1
10
She finished half an hour later.
2
9
3
8
4
7
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6
5
What time did she finish?
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Add and subtract periods of time and find the
duration of events. (worksheet 2)
1
Jack reads his book for a quarter of an hour.
He begins reading at 4:53 pm.
:
When does he finish reading?
2
pm
Lola begins playing a game on her tablet at 6:43 pm.
She finishes her game at 7:15 pm.
minutes
How long was she playing the game?
3
Lucas spends three quarters of an hour in the swimming pool.
He gets out of the pool at 11:20 am.
What time did he get into the pool?
4
am
:
pm
A film lasts 105 minutes.
The film begins at 10:40 am.
What time does if finish?
5
:
Henry goes to sleep at 9:45pm.
He wakes up at 6:20 am.
hours
How long was he asleep?
minutes
The following night he has half an hour more sleep.
He wakes up at 6:30 am.
What time did he go to sleep?
6
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Tegan pays £6 to hire a boat.
She takes the boat out at 11:55 am.
At what time must she return the boat?
Boat Hire
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£1.20 per 15 minutes.
Add and subtract periods of time and find the duration
of events.
Teacher’s notes
Useful interactive games to teach the skills needed for solving time word problems.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/118/
adding_time_word_problems
Solve problems involving adding time to the time shown on the clock
(use either analogue or digital)
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/119/find_the_start_time
Subtract an interval of time from the given clock to find when an event
started
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/24/timetable
Find the difference between two times by jumping on a time line.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/
telling_the_time_in_words
Read the clock and tell the time in words.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/23/
measuring_and_time
A wide variety of interactive games that involve telling the time.
Answers: Worksheet 1: 1) 3:55 2) 35 mins 3) 10:55 4) 1:30 5) 8:55 6) 4:45
Worksheet 2: 1) 5:08 2) 32 mins 3) 10:35 4) 12:25 5) 8hrs 35mins 9:25 6) 1:10
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