Calculating Elapsed Time

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Objective

I can calculate elapsed time in hours and minutes using a number line.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes from the start to the end of an event.

  2. 2

    If you know the start time and the elapsed time, you can figure out the end time of an event.

  3. 3

    You can figure out elapsed time by counting the hours and minutes between the start and end times.

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Practice

8 questions

1

What is 'elapsed time'?

2

If an activity starts at 2:00 PM and lasts for 30 minutes, what time will it end?

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Exit ticket

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Sarah starts reading her book at 7:10 p.m. She reads for 1 hour and 25 minutes. What time does Sarah finish reading her book?

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