Time Measurement

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:
a. Convert one time measure into another
b. Solve word problems involving time measurement

Time provides us with a measure of change by putting dates on moments, fixing the durations of events, and specifying
which events happen before which other events.

In converting time from one unit to another, the rule is:

 From bigger to smaller unit multiply

 From smaller to bigger unit divide

Example 1: How many minutes are in 3 hours? (hrs min)

60 mins .
Solution: 1 hour = 60 mins., 3 hrs. x = 180 mins.
1 hr .
Example 2: How many hours are in one-half day?( day hr)

24 hrs .
Solution: 24 hrs = 1 day, 12 hours = ½ day, 1.5 day x = 36 hrs.
1 day
3
Example 3: How many seconds are in 4 minutes?(mins. sec.)
4
60 sec
Solution: 60 secs. =1 min., 4.75 mins. x = 285 secs.
1 min
Example 3: Roger started doing his project at 5:40 pm and finished it at 7:45 pm. How long did he do his project?

Solution: hour minute

Time Finished: 7 45

Time Started: 5 40

2 5

Therefore, the amount of time spent doing the project is 2 hours and 5 mins.

Example 5: Genebibe went driving. She left at 10:30 am. And arrived at 3:15 pm. How long did she drive?

Solution: hour minute

Time Arrived: 3 15

Time Left: 10 30

Observe that the number of minutes in the minuend is smaller than that of the subtrahend. In this case, rename the 3
hours as 2 hours and 60 minutes and regroup the 60 minutes with 15 minutes to make 75 minutes. And since the
number of hours in the minuend is smaller than that in the subtrahend, we can always add 12 hours due to the fact that
time is modulo 12. It means that the number of hours in the minuend will become 14. Then proceed to subtraction.

Solution: hour minute

Time Arrived: 14 75

Time Left: 10 30

Time Traveled: 4 45

It means that Genebibe drove for 4 hrs. and 45 minutes.

ACTIVITY 1

A. Convert the following.

1. Convert the following to seconds: 3. Convert the following to hours:

a) 2 minutes a) 90 minutes
b) 5 minutes 7 seconds b) 2.25 days
c) 2.5 minutes c) 2 days 14 hours
d) 3.5 hours d) 1 week 2 days
2. Convert the following to minutes:
a) 30 seconds
b) 2.4 hours
c) 1 hour 16 minutes
d) 2 days 1 hour

B. Solve the following problems:

1. Maureen started her homework at 7.20 p.m. She finished it at 8.05 p.m. How long did she take to do her
homework?
2. A chess game started at 10.20 a.m. and ended at 12.30 p.m. How long did the game last?
3. Peter opens his shop at 9.30 a.m. and closes it at 8.00 pm. every day. How long is the shop open?
4. Sam leaves for school at 6:35 a.m. It takes him 1 hr. 45 min. to reach the school. At what time will he
reach the school?
5. It takes 1 h 5 min for Bob to travel from home to his office. If he wants to reach the office by 8.30 a.m.
what time should he leave his house?
6. Ron left for his school at 6:35 a.m. He reached the school at 8:25 a.m. How much time did Ron take to
reach the school?
7. Ken left his home at 4:30 p.m. to play cricket. He came at 7:15 p.m. How long was he away from his
home? A bus travels from town A to town B. It leaves town A at 9.30 a.m. Monday. The journey takes 26
h 20 min. When would the bus arrive in town B?
8. A school starts at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 12:45 a.m. How long does it work?
9. A train leaves Delhi for Tundla at 7:30 a.m. It takes 5 ours to reach at Tundla. At what time it reach at
Tundal?
10. Maya started to draw a picture at 2:45 p.m. She completed it at 4:35 p.m. How much time did she take
to draw the picture?