7.2 Duration of Time

The chart shows the times that planes leave an airport in London.

Aiko is travelling from London to New York.

What time will her flight leave?

• 14:25

• 13:40

• 14:00

• 15:25

Here is the timetable of a morning of sports activities.

What is happening at 10:15?

• Swimming

• Break

• Sailing

• Tennis

Oliver takes 14 hours and 32 minutes to travel from Ayton to Plumpton by train.

He leaves Ayton at 05:45.

What time does he arrive in Plumpton?

• 20:10

• 20:57

• 20:17

• 19:55

Four children take part in a swimming relay race.

The table shows their times in the race.

Work out the total time taken by the team in minutes and seconds.

• 5 minutes 45 seconds

• 5 minutes 56 seconds

• 3 minutes 56 seconds

• 4 minutes 52 seconds

Ahmed sleeps for 8 hours.

What fraction of a day does he sleep for?

Write the answer in its simplest form.

• 8/24 hours

• 3/8 hours

• 1/3 hours

• 4/12 hours

Here is a school notice.

How long is the football practice?

• 2 hours 25 minutes

• 4 hours 24 minutes

• 4 hours 26 minutes

• 3 hours 15 minutes

(a) Some children ran in two races on sports day.

Here are their times.

Who finished the 100m race in the seconds place?

• Elise

• Neil

• Barry

• Teri

b) In the 800m race, how many seconds did Barry finish ahead of Elise?

• 5 seconds

• 8 seconds

• 1 minutes 5 seconds

• 6 seconds

Chloe runs the first lap of a race in 81.7 seconds.

She runs the second lap in 92.5 seconds.

How much slower was her second lap than her first?

• 9.8 seconds

• 1

• 10.8 minutes

• 10.8 seconds

A train journey starts at 06:24 and ends at 21:16 on the same day.

How long is the journey?

Give your answer in hours and minutes.

• 15 hours 50 minutes

• 15 hours 8 minutes

• 14 hours 52 minutes

• 14 hours 8 minutes