Time worded problems

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 am

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24/00

2: 40 pm= 14:40

1. The train was scheduled to arrive at 5:10 p.m. However, it was delayed for 25 minutes. What time was
it when the train arrived?

2. The bus departs the bus terminal every 2 hours. If the first bus is scheduled to depart at 10:35 a.m.,
when should the second bus depart?

3. The train left the terminal at 11:20 a.m. and arrived at its destination at 2:40 p.m. How long did the
train travel?

4. Passengers usually start to board their flights 1 hour before the scheduled take off time. The gate will
be closed 15 minutes before the takeoff time. Jack’s plane is scheduled to take off at 12:05 a.m. If he
arrives at the gate at 11:45 p.m., can he board the flight?

5. A bus is scheduled to leave the terminal at 9:45 p.m. and travels for 5 hours and 45 minutes to
another city. However, the bus left the terminal 25 minutes later than the scheduled time. When will the
bus arrive at the other city?

6. Mariah starts her 7-hour shift at 6:15 a.m. What time does Mariah get off from work?

7. Jack’s meeting started at 2:45 p.m. and ended at 5:25 p.m. How long did the meeting last?
8. The receptionist usually starts her 50-minute lunch break starting at 11:45 a.m. but today she started
her break 20 minutes late because of a meeting. When did she finish her lunch break today?

9. The office closes at 5:00 p.m. Today, the manager left 15 minutes after the office closed and his
secretary left the office 25 minutes after the manager left. When did the secretary leave work?

10. It takes Mike 25 minutes to go to work and it takes Ashley 50 minutes to go to work. Today, Mike left
home at 8:30 a.m. and Ashley left home at 8:15 a.m. Who arrived at work earlier?

Part 2

Jack had a bad morning yesterday.

1. Jack usually wakes up at 7 o’clock in the morning. Yesterday, he got up 53 minutes later than usual.
What time did Jack wake up?

2. Since he got up late, Jack could not take his usual train. He took the next train at twenty past eight in
the morning, which was 40 minutes later than his usual train. What time is his usual train?

3. The train ride usually takes half an hour, but there was a 25 minute delay. How many minutes was the
train ride yesterday?

4. Jack arrived at his office at 9:25 in the morning; his meeting with the client was scheduled at a quarter
to ten in the morning. How many minutes did he have to prepare for the meeting?

5. However, his client was 93 minutes late! At what time did the meeting start?

6. When he got home, Jack slept for 3 hours. How many minutes did he sleep?

Part 3

Mrs. Williams was making dinner.

1. She marinated the roast beef for 210 minutes. How much time (in hours) did she marinate the beef?

2. Mrs. Williams started to roast the beef at 5:15. At what time did she start marinating the beef?

3. After 96 minutes, the beef was done. When was the beef done?

4. She took the frozen corn out of the freezer at ten past six. She started cooking the corn at 7:12. How
much time was the corn out of the freezer?

5. The corn was cooked for 8 minutes. At what time was the corn cooked?

Worded Problems

Annie’s birthday is next week so her friends decided to throw her a surprise party.

1. Jessica, Annie’s best friend, is hosting the party. She plans on making pizza for everyone. If she bought
15 pieces of pepperoni, 10 pieces of salami and 30 pieces of bacon as ingredients, how many pieces of
meat did she buy in total?

2. Andrew, Annie’s other friend, was assigned with the preparation of appetizers. He decided to bring 30
hotdogs on sticks, 20 pieces of bite-sized cheese pops and 40 pieces of chicken nuggets. How many
portions of appetizers did Andrew bring in all?

3. Annie’s mother has also been asked to be a part of the surprise. She was tasked to be in charge of
drinks. She bought 15 cans of pop and made 25 glasses of orange juice, 15 glasses of grape juice and 5
glasses of apple juice. How many glasses of juice would there be?

4. Annie’s friends wanted to make sure that there will be enough utensils to go around. If they already
have 10 spoons and 10 forks and they bought 30 more for forks and 20 more spoons, how many utensils
do they have available for the party?
5. On the actual day of Annie’s birthday, almost everyone in her class came to surprise her. If Annie has
15 girl classmates, 20 boy classmates and 3 teachers in her class, write and equation showing how many
people attended her birthday party.

Part 2

Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday.

1. For the appetizers, she needs to make 750 mini meat pies. She divided her crew into 3 teams. If the
first team made 235, and the second made 275, how many pies should the third team make?

2. The next food item she has to prepare is soup. She needs 280 cups of mushroom soup. If the first
team made 90 cups in 60 minutes, and the third team made 70 cups in 90 minutes, how any cups should
the second team prepare in order to meet the required amount of soup?

3. For the first main dish, they were asked to cook steak. If the third and second team cooked 240 plates
of steak, and the first team cooked 75 plates less than what the second and third team made, how many
steaks did they cook altogether?

4. For the second main course, they made fish fillets for the 320 people at the party. The first team
made 189 pieces, the second team made 131 pieces and the third team made 180 pieces, how many
pieces were made altogether?

5. They served a total of 179 adults and 141 children; if 156 of the people they served are male, how
many are female?