Solve the following word 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? 

 min

2. A chess game started at 10.20 a.m. and ended at 12.30 p.m. How long did
the game last? 

 h   min

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? 

 h   min

4. 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? 

 a.m.

5. 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? 

Time:   a.m.

Day:   

6. On Monday, Donny spent 1 h 12 min painting the fence. On Tuesday, he

spent 1 h 16 min painting the fence. How long did he spend painting the
fence on those two days? 

 h   min

7. Susan spent 1 h 15 min washing her car and 1 h 50 min cleaning her house.
How long did she take to complete both these tasks? 
  h   min

8. On Monday a painter spent 6 h 20 min to paint a building. On Tuesday the

painter spent 4 h 45 min to finish painting the building. How long did the
painter spend to paint the building? 

 h   min

9. John took 1 h 35 min to drive from Town A to Town B. Jason started from
Town A at the same time but arrived in Town B 38 min later. How long did it
take Jason to drive from Town A to Town B? 

 h   min

10.Alison took 54 minutes to walk to school. Her brother took 18 minutes less
to walk to the same school. How long did it take Alison’s brother to walk to
school? 

 min
11. Mary wants to serve dessert at 13:00. If it takes 30 minutes to
prepare the cake, one hour to bake it, and 15 minutes to cool, what
time should she begin?
a. 2:45 pm
b. 11:15 am
c. 8:00 pm
d. 9:30 am

12. According to the 24-hour clock, if it was 22:15 it would be

a. 2:30 p.m.
b. 8:00 p.m.
c. 10:15 p.m.
d. 12:00 a.m.

13. If a wheel turns 2,400 times per minute, how many times does it
turn in one second?

14. Susan ran 12 miles in 2 hours during her marathon training. If she
runs at a constant speed, how long will it take her to complete a
 marathon that is 26.2 miles? Write your answer in hours and
minutes.

15. A bus leaves for Rampur at 4:30 p.m. It takes 1 hr. 25 min. to reach
there. At what time will it reach at Rampur?

16. The duration of a film show is 3 hr. 15 min. It starts at 6:30 p.m.
When will it end?

17. The Punjab Mail arrived at Lucknow at 11:55 a.m. It reached at

Lucknow 1 hr. 25 min. late. What is the scheduled arrival time of the
train at Lucknow?

18. Rex visited a fashion show. He stayed there for 2 hr. 30 min. and
came back at home. If he reached in the fashion show at 8:45 p.m.
when did he leave for his home?

19. Max travelled 2 hr. 45 min. by bus and 4 hr. 45 min. by train.
Calculate the time he spent in travelling.

20. David left home at 4:30 p.m. to meet his friend. He came back after
3 hr. 25 min. At what time did he came back?

21. Mary reached her school at 7:30 a.m. and left for home at 12:45
p.m. How long did she stay in school?

22. A circus show started at 6:15 p.m. and ended at 9:30 p.m. What was
the duration of the show?

23. Sara started her homework at 5:30 p.m. and finished it at 9:15 p.m.
How much time did she take to finish her homework?

24. Adrian studies 3 hr. 45 min. He starts studying at 8:05 p.m. At what
time does he finish?
25. A school starts at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 12:45 a.m. How long does
it work?

26. Jack left for Jaunpur at 4:30 a.m. He reached there at 11:55 a.m.
How much time did he take to reach there?

27. Shelly started playing at 5:05 p.m. She played till 8: 15 p.m. How
long did she play?

28. 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?

29. Aaron watched a cricket match from 10:15 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and
again from 2:30 p.m. How long did he watch the match in all?

30. Linda goes to library every day at 5:15 pm and reads a book for 1
hour and 30 minutes there and then leave for home. What time does
she leave the library?