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  1. Either paper 3 marks
    (a)

    A quiz starts at 4:45 pm.

    Write this time using the 24-hour clock.

    (b)

    A coach leaves at 10:20.

    Write this time using am or pm.

    (c)

    A pool closes at 19:15.

    Write this time using am or pm.

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    (a) 16:45
    (b) 10:20 am
    (c) 7:15 pm
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  2. Either paper 3 marks
    (a)

    A car journey takes \(5.75\) hours.

    Write this time in hours and minutes.

    (b)

    A bus journey takes \(4.3\) hours.

    Callum says this is 4 hours and 30 minutes.

    Write down the correct time in hours and minutes.

    (c)

    Explain the mistake Callum made.

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    (a) 5 hours 45 minutes
    (b) 4 hours 18 minutes
    (c) He read \(0.3\) of an hour as 30 minutes, as if an hour had 100 minutes in it. An hour has 60 minutes, so \(0.3\) of an hour is \(0.3 \times 60 = 18\) minutes.
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  3. Either paper 3 marks

    Isla works through three jobs.

    Sanding takes 55 minutes, painting takes 85 minutes and varnishing takes 50 minutes.

    (a)

    Work out how many minutes Isla spends altogether.

    (b)

    Write your answer to part (a) in hours and minutes.

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    (a) \(190\ \text{minutes}\)
    (b) 3 hours 10 minutes
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  4. Either paper 4 marks

    This graph can be used to find the cost of parking a car in a car park for up to 12 hours.

    time parked (hours)cost (pounds)246810122468101214161820222426283032340
    (a)

    Use the graph to find the cost of parking a car for 9 hours.

    (b)

    Ben drives into the car park at 10:45.

    When he drives out of the car park, he has to pay £11.

    At what time does Ben drive out of the car park?

    Give your answer using the 24-hour clock.

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    (a) \(\text{£}26\)
    (b) 13:45
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  5. Either paper 3 marks

    A library book was due back on 27 January.

    It was returned on 3 February.

    January has 31 days.

    The fine is 24p for every day the book is late. The day it was due does not count as late. The day it was returned does.

    Work out the total fine. Give your answer in pounds.

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    \(\text{£}1.68\)
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  6. Either paper 3 marks

    Amara goes on a coach tour.

    Amara leaves home on Tuesday at 6:30pm.

    She arrives back home 77 hours later.

    Work out when Amara arrives back home.

    Day: ............................ Time: ............................

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    Friday 11:30pm
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  7. Either paper 2 marks

    The time in New York is 5 hours behind London.

    The time in Dubai is 4 hours ahead of London.

    What is the time in Dubai when it is 4.00 pm in New York?

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    1.00 am the next day
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  8. Either paper 2 marks

    The time Noah takes to run a marathon is 24 minutes 24 seconds less than 2 hours and 43 minutes.

    Work out the time Noah takes, in hours, minutes and seconds.

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    2 h 18 min 36 s
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  9. Either paper 5 marks
    (a)

    A match starts at 13:45 and finishes at 16:25.

    Work out how long the match lasts. Give your answer in hours and minutes.

    (b)

    A night shift at a warehouse starts at 19:15 and ends at 03:45 the next morning.

    Work out how long the shift lasts. Give your answer in hours and minutes.

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    (a) 2 hours 40 minutes
    (b) 8 hours 30 minutes
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  10. Either paper 5 marks

    Here is part of a bus timetable.

    Bus ABus BBus C
    Market Square10:2510:5511:25
    Hospital10:5711:2711:57
    Railway Station11:4112:1112:41
    (a)

    Calculate how many minutes Bus A takes to get from Market Square to Hospital.

    (b)

    Calculate how long Bus C takes to get from Market Square to Railway Station.

    Give your answer in hours and minutes.

    (c)

    Aisha needs to be at Railway Station by 12:18.

    Write down the time of the latest bus she can catch from Market Square.

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    (a) \(32\ \text{minutes}\)
    (b) 1 hour 16 minutes
    (c) 10:55
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discia.org Time · sheet 1
Answers Time · sheet 1
  1. (a) 16:45
    (b) 10:20 am
    (c) 7:15 pm
  2. (a) 5 hours 45 minutes
    (b) 4 hours 18 minutes
    (c) He read \(0.3\) of an hour as 30 minutes, as if an hour had 100 minutes in it. An hour has 60 minutes, so \(0.3\) of an hour is \(0.3 \times 60 = 18\) minutes.
  3. (a) \(190\ \text{minutes}\)
    (b) 3 hours 10 minutes
  4. (a) \(\text{£}26\)
    (b) 13:45
  5. \(\text{£}1.68\)
  6. Friday 11:30pm
  7. 1.00 am the next day
  8. 2 h 18 min 36 s
  9. (a) 2 hours 40 minutes
    (b) 8 hours 30 minutes
  10. (a) \(32\ \text{minutes}\)
    (b) 1 hour 16 minutes
    (c) 10:55
discia.org Time · sheet 1