Practice calculating time durations, end times, and journey lengths using number lines and 24-hour clock methods.
Section A
Use the time duration to fill in the end time in the box.
Section B
Find the duration between the times.
1.
11:25 → 12:00
Duration = ___
2.
10:05 → 10:57
Duration = ___
3.
07:16 → 07:42
Duration = ___
4.
08:00 → 03:00
Duration = ___
5.
09:22 → 05:22
Duration = ___
6.
10:30 → 04:30
Duration = ___
Section C
Fill in the duration of time in the boxes.
Journey Time Problems
A train sets off from Bradford at 8:25 am and arrives at Manchester at 9:32 am. How long does the journey take?
A train leaves Leeds at 13:15, and arrives into London at 16:42. How long does the journey take?
How long does a bus journey last which starts at 15:45 and ends at 17:10?
A car sets off from Antrim at 14:25 heading to Coleraine. If the journey takes 55 minutes, what time does it arrive?
A cyclist sets off at 11:20 am and cycles for hours. He takes a rest for 25 minutes, then returns home by a longer route, which takes two hours and thirty-five minutes.
- i. What time did he finish resting?
- ii. When does he arrive back home?
Mixed Time Problems
Question 1
Write down the time which is 36 minutes after 15:45.
Question 2
Your bus starts off at 18:42 and travels for two hours and 49 minutes. What time does it arrive at its destination?
Question 3
A marathon started at 1:15 pm. The winner ran it in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds.
- i. What time did she finish?
The second placed runner took one minute and 42 seconds longer than the winner.
- ii. What time did she finish?
Extended Problems
A car journey starts at 09:25 and lasts for 2 hours and 38 minutes. The driver takes a rest stop for 40 minutes, and continues driving for a further three hours and 12 minutes.
- i. What time does he stop for a rest?
- ii. What time does he arrive at his destination?
If it takes a driver four- and three-quarter hours to travel from Bradford to London and she set off at 20 minutes past two in the afternoon, work out the time she arrives in London. Give your answer in 24-hour clock.
A train sets off at 9:42am. The standard journey lasts 4 hours and 35 minutes, but today the train is delayed by 22 minutes.
When does the train arrive at its destination?
A bus from Bradford to Morecambe leaves at 11:45am, with a journey time of two hours and thirty-five minutes.
A train sets off from Bradford at 11:56 and arrives in Morecambe two and a half hours later.
- i. Did the bus or the train arrive first?
- ii. What was the difference in travel time?
Using a Time Line