Elapsed Time

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Objective

I can calculate elapsed time in hours and minutes using different strategies.

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Practice

7 questions

1

Explain what "elapsed time" means in your own words.

2

Describe how the timeline method helps you calculate elapsed time.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

A cake needs to bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes. If you want to take it out of the oven at 6:50 PM, what time should you put it in? Use the timeline method to solve. A train leaves the station at 9:35 AM and arrives at its destination at 12:10 PM. How long was the train ride? Use the timeline method to solve.

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