Time (nearest to half an hour)

Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheet

Bridget was making a big feast yesterday for

Thanksgiving!

1. The turkey needed to be defrosted for 10 hours. If

she planned to start cooking the turkey at 4
o’clock in the afternoon, when did she start to
defrost the turkey?

2. Bridget started baking the turkey at 4 o’clock in

the afternoon and it was done at half past seven.
How long did it take to bake the turkey?

3. Her guests were at her house at 3:30 in the

afternoon and stayed for 6 hours. When did the
guests leave?

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4. She took out a cream pie from the freezer and
thawed it for half an hour. If she served it at half
past eight in the evening, at what time did she
take out the cream pie?

5. There are two loads of dishes. The first one took

an hour to clean, and the second load took one
and a half hours to clean. Bridget started the first
load at half past nine. At what time did she finish
both loads of dishes?

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Answers

1. She started to defrost the turkey at 6 o’clock in the

morning.

2. It took three and a half hours to bake the turkey.

3. Her guests left at half past nine in the evening.

4. She took out the cream pie at 8 o’clock in the

evening.

5. The two loads of dishes were finished at midnight.

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