Author: Durham High School for Girls

Name……………….. Time Problems
A basketball game started at 5:00pm. It lasted for 1 hour, what time did it end?
A bus passes the school every 30 minutes. The first bus passes at 7:30am, what time would the next bus pass?
Playtime begins at 10:30am. It ends at 11:00am, how long does it last?
At 1:00pm a plane flies to New York from London. It takes the plane 5 hours to get there. What time would the plane land?
A train journey takes 2 hours. It ends at 4:00pm. What time did the train begin it’s journey?
In a test Ruth answers one question every 5 minutes, how many questions could she answer in half an hour?

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More Time Problems
Remember there are 24 hours in a day. If Rebecca sleeps for 9 of them, how many hours is she awake?
2. Darren can stand on one leg for quarter of an hour. How many more minutes does Darren need to stand on one leg to do it for half an hour?
Lucia sleeps from 7pm one evening until 7am the next morning. How many hours is she asleep for?
Jodie has been ice-skating for 30 minutes. If she wants to skate for an hour, how many more minutes does she need to keep going?
5. When going on holiday Amanda spends 9 hours on a plane and 4 hours on a boat. How many hours does she travel altogether?
Mr & Mrs Brown watch two TV programmes. The first one lasts for quarter of an hour. The second one lasts for half an hour. How long do they watch TV for?
Franky is planning her birthday party. She wants to go bowling for 2 hours and then go to the cinema for 3 hours. If they have lunch for one hour in between, how long would Franky’s party last?
Rob is saving up to buy a Nintendo. He saves 10p every day for two weeks. How much has he saved so far?
Sarah’s mum said they would go on Holiday in the 3rd and 8th months of the year. Which months will Sarah be going on holiday?
Wari has decided to only eat vegetables on any day that has an ‘n’ in the name. Which days will Wari eat vegetables?