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Time: Hours and Minutes

Read time and solve time problems

12 minIncludes video

Learning Objective

4Mt1: Read and use a calendar

4Mt2: Read and tell time to the minute

Reading Time

  • Short hand = hours
  • Long hand = minutes
  • 60 minutes = 1 hour

Time Calculations

What time is 45 minutes after 2:30?

2:30 + 30 min = 3:00, then + 15 min = 3:15

Duration

A movie starts at 3:15 and ends at 5:00. How long is it?

3:15 to 4:15 = 1 hour, 4:15 to 5:00 = 45 minutes

Total = 1 hour 45 minutes

Video: Khan Academy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) | Aligned to Cambridge Primary 4Mt1, 4Mt2