Mastering Elapsed Time Challenges

Sarah started her homework at 4:15 PM. She finished 1 hour and 35 minutes later. At what time did Sarah finish her homework?

• 5:30 PM

• 5:50 PM

• 6:00 PM

• 6:15 PM

A movie started at 2:40 PM and ended at 5:05 PM. How long was the movie?

• 2 hours 15 minutes

• 2 hours 25 minutes

• 2 hours 35 minutes

• 2 hours 45 minutes

Liam’s soccer practice began at 3:25 PM and lasted for 1 hour and 50 minutes. What time did the practice end?

• 4:55 PM

• 5:15 PM

• 5:05 PM

• 5:10 PM

A train left the station at 11:45 AM and arrived at its destination at 2:20 PM. How long was the train ride?

• 2 hours 25 minutes

• 2 hours 35 minutes

• 2 hours 45 minutes

• 3 hours 5 minutes

Emily started reading a book at 7:10 PM. She read for 45 minutes, took a 10-minute break, and then read for another 30 minutes. At what time did she finish reading?

• 8:25 PM

• 8:35 PM

• 8:40 PM

• 8:45 PM

A school play started at 6:30 PM and ended at 8:05 PM. If there was a 15-minute intermission, how long was the play (not including the intermission)?

• 1 hour 20 minutes

• 1 hour 25 minutes

• 1 hour 35 minutes

• 1 hour 40 minutes

A bus trip began at 9:55 AM and lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes. At what time did the bus trip end?

• 12:25 PM

• 12:35 PM

• 1:05 PM

• 1:15 PM

Mia started baking cookies at 1:20 PM. She finished at 3:05 PM. If she spent 25 minutes cleaning up after baking, how much time did she spend baking?

• 1 hour 10 minutes

• 1 hour 20 minutes

• 1 hour 45 minutes

• 2 hours 10 minutes

A science experiment started at 10:15 AM and ended at 12:00 PM. If the experiment was paused for 20 minutes, how long did the experiment actually run?

• 1 hour 15 minutes

• 1 hour 25 minutes

• 1 hour 35 minutes

• 1 hour 45 minutes

A field trip bus left the school at 8:40 AM and arrived at the museum at 10:55 AM. On the way back, the bus left the museum at 1:30 PM and arrived at school at 3:10 PM. Which trip was longer, and by how many minutes?

• The trip to the museum was longer by 5 minutes.

• The trip back to school was longer by 5 minutes.

• Both trips were the same length.

• The trip to the museum was longer by 10 minutes.