Math Practice Problems - Time Intervals

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Time Intervals - Sample Math Practice Problems

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Complexity=1, Mode=easy

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If it is now 7:00 am, what time was it four hours ago?

Solution
7:00 am - 4:00 = 3:00 am

Alternate Explanation:
Since the time you are looking for is in the past, count backwards.
Count the hours.
7:00 am → 6:00 am → 5:00 am → 4:00 am → 3:00 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr

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How many hours are there between 1:00 am and 9:00 am?

hours

Solution
9:00 am - 1:00 am = 8 hours

Alternate Explanation:
Count the hours.
1:00 am → 2:00 am → 3:00 am → 4:00 am → 5:00 am → 6:00 am → 7:00 am → 8:00 am → 9:00 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr

Complexity=1, Mode=medium

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What time will it be seven hours past 8:00 am?

Solution
8:00 am is 8 hours after the beginning of the day.
Seven hours (7:00) after 8:00 am is
8:00 + 7:00 = 15:00

3:00 pm is 15 hours after the beginning of the day.
15:00 = 3:00 pm

Alternate Explanation:
Count the hours.
8:00 am → 9:00 am → 10:00 am → 11:00 am → 12:00 pm → 1:00 pm → 2:00 pm → 3:00 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr

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What time was it seven hours before 2:00 pm?

Solution
2:00 pm is 14 hours after the beginning of the day.
Seven hours (7:00) before 2:00 pm is
14:00 - 7:00 = 7:00

Alternate Explanation:
Since the time you are looking for is in the past, count backwards.
Count the hours.
2:00 pm → 1:00 pm → 12:00 pm → 11:00 am → 10:00 am → 9:00 am → 8:00 am → 7:00 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr

Complexity=1, Mode=hard

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What time was it eleven hours before 3:00 am?

Solution
3:00 am to 3:00 pm is exactly 12 hours apart.
1 hour after 3:00 pm is 4:00 pm.
12 hours - 1 hour = 11 hours

Alternate Explanation:
3:00 am is 3 hours after the beginning of the day.
Eleven hours (11:00) before 3:00 am crosses into the previous day, so add 24 hours.
24:00 + 3:00 - 11:00 = 16:00

4:00 pm is 16 hours after the beginning of the day.
16:00 = 4:00 pm

Alternate Explanation:
Since the time you are looking for is in the past, count backwards.
Count the hours.
3:00 am → 2:00 am → 1:00 am → 12:00 am → 11:00 pm → 10:00 pm → 9:00 pm → 8:00 pm → 7:00 pm → 6:00 pm → 5:00 pm → 4:00 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr 10 hr 11 hr

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If it is now 9:00 pm, what time will it be in seven hours?

Solution
9:00 pm is 21 hours after the beginning of the day.
Seven hours (7:00) after 9:00 pm is
21:00 + 7:00 = 28:00

Since 28:00 > 24:00, the time has passed into the next day so subtract 24:00.
28:00 - 24:00 = 4:00 am

Alternate Explanation:
Count the hours.
9:00 pm → 10:00 pm → 11:00 pm → 12:00 am → 1:00 am → 2:00 am → 3:00 am → 4:00 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr

Complexity=2, Mode=medium

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If it is now 6:30 pm, what time was it twelve and a half hours ago?

Solution
6:30 pm to 6:30 am is exactly 12 hours apart.
30 minutes before 6:30 am is 6:00 am.
12 hours + 30 minutes = 12 hours and 30 minutes

Alternate Explanation:
6:30 pm is 18 hours and 30 minutes after the beginning of the day.
Twelve and a half hours (12:30) before 6:30 pm is
18:30 - 12:30 = 6:00

Alternate Explanation:
Since the time you are looking for is in the past, count backwards.
1. Count the hours.
6:30 pm → 5:30 pm → 4:30 pm → 3:30 pm → 2:30 pm → 1:30 pm → 12:30 pm → 11:30 am → 10:30 am → 9:30 am → 8:30 am → 7:30 am → 6:30 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr 10 hr 11 hr 12 hr

2. Count the minutes.
30 minutes before 6:30 am is 6:00 am.

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How much time is there between 7:00 am and 5:30 pm?

hours minutes

Solution
Since the times cross from am to pm, use noon (12:00pm) to help us count the time.
7:00 am is 5 hours before noon.
5:30 pm is 5 hours and 30 minutes after noon.

Time difference = Time from 7:00 am to noon + Time from noon to 5:30 pm

= 5 hours + 5 hours and 30 minutes

= 10 hours and 30 minutes

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
7:00 am → 8:00 am → 9:00 am → 10:00 am → 11:00 am → 12:00 pm → 1:00 pm → 2:00 pm → 3:00 pm → 4:00 pm → 5:00 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr 10 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm is 30 minutes.

Alternate Explanation:
7:00 am is 7 hours after the beginning of the day.
5:30 pm is 17 hours and 30 minutes after the beginning of the day.

17 hours and 30 minutes - 7 hours = 10 hours and 30 minutes

Complexity=3, Mode=medium

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How much time is there from 6:00 am to 4:15 pm?

hours minutes

Solution
Since the times cross from am to pm, use noon (12:00pm) to help us count the time.
6:00 am is 6 hours before noon.
4:15 pm is 4 hours and 15 minutes after noon.

Time difference = Time from 6:00 am to noon + Time from noon to 4:15 pm

= 6 hours + 4 hours and 15 minutes

= 10 hours and 15 minutes

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
6:00 am → 7:00 am → 8:00 am → 9:00 am → 10:00 am → 11:00 am → 12:00 pm → 1:00 pm → 2:00 pm → 3:00 pm → 4:00 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr 10 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm is 15 minutes.

Alternate Explanation:
6:00 am is 6 hours after the beginning of the day.
4:15 pm is 16 hours and 15 minutes after the beginning of the day.

16 hours and 15 minutes - 6 hours = 10 hours and 15 minutes

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If it is now 7:15 am, what time will it be in seven and a quarter hours?

Solution
7:15 am is 7 hours and 15 minutes after the beginning of the day.
Seven and a quarter hours (7:15) after 7:15 am is
7:15 + 7:15 = 14:30

2:30 pm is 14 hours and 30 minutes after the beginning of the day.
14:30 = 2:30 pm

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
7:15 am → 8:15 am → 9:15 am → 10:15 am → 11:15 am → 12:15 pm → 1:15 pm → 2:15 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 2:15 pm to 2:30 pm is 15 minutes.

Complexity=4, Mode=medium

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What time will it be four hours and 31 minutes after 10:28 am?

Solution
10:28 am is 10 hours and 28 minutes after the beginning of the day.
Four hours and 31 minutes (4:31) after 10:28 am is
10:28 + 4:31 = 14:59

2:59 pm is 14 hours and 59 minutes after the beginning of the day.
14:59 = 2:59 pm

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
10:28 am → 11:28 am → 12:28 pm → 1:28 pm → 2:28 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 2:28 pm to 2:59 pm is 31 minutes.

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How many hours and minutes are there between 11:42 am and 9:22 pm?

hours minutes

Solution
Since the times cross from am to pm, use noon (12:00pm) to help us count the time.
11:42 am is 18 minutes before noon.
9:22 pm is 9 hours and 22 minutes after noon.

Time difference = Time from 11:42 am to noon + Time from noon to 9:22 pm

= 18 minutes + 9 hours and 22 minutes

= 9 hours and 40 minutes

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
11:42 am → 12:42 pm → 1:42 pm → 2:42 pm → 3:42 pm → 4:42 pm → 5:42 pm → 6:42 pm → 7:42 pm → 8:42 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 8:42 pm to 9:22 pm is 40 minutes.

Alternate Explanation:
11:42 am is 11 hours and 42 minutes after the beginning of the day.
9:22 pm is 21 hours and 22 minutes after the beginning of the day.

21 hours and 22 minutes - 11 hours and 42 minutes = 9 hours and 40 minutes

Complexity=4, Mode=hard

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What time was it eleven hours and 56 minutes before 10:08 am?

Solution
10:08 am to 10:08 pm is exactly 12 hours apart.
4 minutes after 10:08 pm is 10:12 pm.
12 hours - 4 minutes = 11 hours and 56 minutes

Alternate Explanation:
10:08 am is 10 hours and 8 minutes after the beginning of the day.
Eleven hours and 56 minutes (11:56) before 10:08 am crosses into the previous day, so add 24 hours.
24:00 + 10:08 - 11:56 = 22:12

10:12 pm is 22 hours and 12 minutes after the beginning of the day.
22:12 = 10:12 pm

Alternate Explanation:
Since the time you are looking for is in the past, count backwards.
1. Count the hours.
10:08 am → 9:08 am → 8:08 am → 7:08 am → 6:08 am → 5:08 am → 4:08 am → 3:08 am → 2:08 am → 1:08 am → 12:08 am → 11:08 pm

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 5 hr 6 hr 7 hr 8 hr 9 hr 10 hr 11 hr

2. Count the minutes.
56 minutes before 11:08 pm is 10:12 pm.

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What time will it be four hours and 23 minutes after 10:55 pm?

Solution
10:55 pm is 22 hours and 55 minutes after the beginning of the day.
Four hours and 23 minutes (4:23) after 10:55 pm is
22:55 + 4:23 = 27:18

Since 27:18 > 24:00, the time has passed into the next day so subtract 24:00.
27:18 - 24:00 = 3:18 am

Alternate Explanation:
1. Count the hours.
10:55 pm → 11:55 pm → 12:55 am → 1:55 am → 2:55 am

Count: 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr

2. Count the minutes.
From 2:55 am to 3:18 am is 23 minutes.

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