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OC Time Problems
1. Sarah got on a train at twenty to ten at night. He got off the train at 12:45 pm the next
day. How long was he on the train?
2. Matthew left home at 11 am. He spent 15 minutes walking to Lily’s house and
then stayed with Lily for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Matthew then spent another 10
minutes walking home. At what time did Matthew arrive home?
3. Sachini caught a train to Castle Hill at 1:15 pm. The trip takes 1 hours and 25 minutes.
At what time did Sachini arrive in Castle Hill?
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4. Justin practices piano 45 minutes every weekday (Monday – Friday). How much time, in
hours and minutes, does Justin spend practicing piano in one week?
5. It took Jasmine 9 minutes to read one page of the book “The Mighty Prince”. The pages
of another book, “Harold the Cucumber” are twice as long. If there are 200 pages in the
second book, how many hours would it take Jasmine to read “Harold the Cucumber”?
6. Manny caught a train to Pendle Hill from Epping at 1:20 pm. The trip normally takes 40
minutes. However, on the day that Manny caught the train there were delays due to
track work, meaning the trip took an extra 16 minutes. What time did Manny arrive in
Pendle Hill?
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7. Year 4 students have science class every Wednesday. The class lasts for 55 minutes and
ends at 3.25pm. What time does Science start?
8. Daisy needs to be at work by 8:00am. To get to work, Daisy needs to take a train and a
bus. If the train station is an 8-minute walk from her house and the bus and train ride is
40 minutes, what is the latest time Daisy can leave home?
9. Elisa spent 1½ hours visiting 3 friends. If she spent exactly the same amount of time at
each friend’s house. How long did Elisa spend at each friend’s house?
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10. Melinda and Samantha missed 18 minutes of the film as they arrived late at the cinema.
The film lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes. How much of the film did Melinda and
Samantha see as a fraction?
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Answers:
1. 15 hours and 5 minutes or 905 minutes
2. 12:45 pm
3. 2:40 pm
4. 3 hours and 45 minutes
5. 60 hours
6. 2:16 pm
7. 2:30 pm
8. 7:12 am
9. 30 minutes
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