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Mathematics
Quarter 3 -Week 5 - Module 5:
Finding, Estimating and Solving
Problems Involving Elapsed Time

AIRs - LM
Mathematics 4
Quarter 3-Week 5- Module 5: Lesson 1: Finding the Elapsed Time in
Minutes and Seconds
Lesson 2: Estimating the Duration of Time in Minutes
Lesson 3: Solving Problems Involving Elapsed Time

First Edition, 2021

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 Target
Good day learner! You have learned in the previous module
on how to find the missing numbers in an equation. Now get
ready to explore more.
In this module, you will learn how to find, estimate, and
solving word problems on elapsed time.
When you are done with this module, you are expected to
attain these learning competencies:
 Finds the elapsed time in minutes and seconds.
(M4ME-IIIf-11)
 Estimates the duration of time in minutes (M4ME-IIIf-12).
 Solves problems involving elapsed time (M4ME-IIIg-13).

Lesson Finding the Elapsed Time in

1 Minutes and Seconds

Jumpstart
Let’s try this!
Directions: Find the elapsed time by completing the table. Choose
your answer below.
A. 15 seconds B. 8 seconds C. 15 minutes
D. 28 minutes E. 42 minutes F. 30 minutes
 Start Time End Time Elapsed Time
0:04:12 0:04:20
0:07:36 0:07:51
6:15 am 6:43 am
8:30 am 8:45 am
12:06 pm 12:48 pm
5:45 pm 6:15 pm

Discover
Read, analyze and solve the problem.
Problem 1:
Chienoe and his friends started playing volleyball at 9:10
a.m. and ended at 9:45 a.m. How long did they play?

Who played volleyball? What time did they start playing? At what
time did they end playing? How will you solve the problem?
 By drawing a number line
Length of the spent playing is 35 minutes

Started playing Ended playing

 By counting 35 minutes from 9:10 to 9:45

 By computation: Subtracting 9:10 from 9:45

9:45 Think of 9:45 as 9 hours and 45 minutes

- 9:10 Think of 9:10 as 9 hours and 10 minutes
0:35
Problem 2:
Find: Started time: 8:30
Ended time: 9:25
9:25 8:60+25
Rename 1 hour as 60
9:25 8:85
minutes. Add 60 and 25
- 8:30 8:30
minutes. Subtract.
0:55 0:55

Explore
A. Find the elapsed time shown by each number line.

1.
0 sec 60 sec
10 sec 45 sec
Time Started Time Ended

Answer: _______

2.
0 sec 5 sec 50 sec 60 sec
Time Started Time Ended

Answer: _______

3.
7:30 am 8:20 am
Time Started Time Ended

Answer:_______

4.
8:25 pm 9:15 pm
Time Started Time Ended

Answer:_______
 A. Complete the table by filling the elapsed time.

Start Time Ended Time Elapsed Time

0:06:17 0:06:23
0:08:45 0:09:10
4:03 am 4:42 am
8:30 pm 9:15 pm

Deepen
Remember:
 Elapsed time is the length of time when an event happened
i.e., from the start to the end
 To find the elapsed time, you can do the following:
a. Subtracting the time when the event started from the
time the event ended.
b. Use a number line
c. Count the number of seconds or minutes from the time
the event started to be the time the event ended.

Let’s answer the following.

Activity 1:
Use the table to answer the following questions below.
Pacific Airlines Flight Schedule
Departure Arrival
Manila 6:25 am Palawan 7:10 am
San Fernando 12:15 pm Laoag 12:55 pm
Cebu 3:45 pm Iloilo 4:00 pm
Masbate 6:05 pm Davao 6: 25 pm
Clark 7:53 am Legaspi 8:20 am

1. How long is the flight from Manila to Palawan?

A. 45 minutes B. 50 minutes
C. 55 minutes D. 60 minutes
 2. If Mrs. Lozano is going to Laoag from San Fernando, how
long will her flight be?
A. 35 minutes B. 40 minutes
C. 45 minutes D. 50 minutes
3. How long will Marie’s flight be if she goes to Iloilo from
Cebu?
A. 15 minutes B. 25 minutes
C. 35 minutes D. 45 minutes
4. How long will Noto’s family travel from Masbate to Davao?
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes
C. 30 minutes D. 40 minutes
5. How long is the flight from Clark to Legaspi?
A. 20 minutes B. 23 minutes
C. 27 minutes D. 30 minutes

Activity 2:
Find the elapsed time.
1. 0:15:37 2. 0:10:50 3. 7:20
- 0:15:07 - 0:10:19 - 7:05

4. 9:18 5. 10:23
- 8:45 - 10:03
 Gauge
Complete the table by filling in the elapsed time. Write your
answers in your answer sheet.

Start Time Ended Time Elapsed Time

0:03:10 0:03:50
0:05:25 0:05:58
0:09:45 0:10:15
5:35 am 6:25 am
7:08 am 7:52 am
9:30 am 10:00 am
12:15 pm 12:38 pm
2:30 pm 3:05 pm
4:19 pm 4:34 pm
6:30 pm 7:15 pm

Lesson Estimating the Duration of

2 Time in Minutes

Jumpstart

Let’s try this!

Directions: Estimate the elapsed time. Choose your answer
from the box.
 A. 10 minutes C. 30 minutes E. 50 minutes
B. 20 minutes D. 40 minutes

1. 2:35 2. 4:55 3. 12:11

- 2:12 - 4:37 - 11:23

4. 6:34 5. 8:31
- 6:19 - 7:53

Discover
Read, analyze and solve problem.
Problem 1:
Kevin walks everyday around the court. This morning, he
started walking at 6:24 a.m. and ended at 6:57 a.m. About how
long did he walk this morning?

Who walks everyday? At what time did he start and end walking?
What is being asked in the problem? Will you compute for the
exact time that Kevin spent in walking? What will you do then?
Estimate the amount of time spent by Kevin in walking.
How will you do it? Round the times in minutes.
Study this.
Estimated Time
6:57 6:50
- 6:24 6:20 Subtract the rounded times
0:30
Therefore: Kevin walked for about 30 minutes.
Problem 2: Find the elapsed time.
Started time – 8:43 Ended Time – 9:29
Solution:
1hr = 60mins
9:29 9:30 =
8:90
- 8:43 8:40
- 8:40
0:50
Answer: 50 minutes is the elapsed time

Explore
Find the word by finding the estimated elapse time of the table
below.

Time 6:17 am 9:24 am 4:12 pm 6:08 pm 8:29 pm

Started
Timed 6:41 am 9:47 am 5:03 pm 6:47 pm 8:42 pm
Finished
Estimated
Time
Letter
Assigned

10mins 20mins 30mins 40mins 50mins

E G R C A
 Deepen
Remember:

 To estimate the elapsed time, round the minutes in time

ended and time started to tens. Then, find the difference.

Let’s answer the following:

Estimate the elapsed time.
1. 12:33 2. 9:56
- 12:07 . - 9:03 .

3. 1:44 4. 6:38
- 1:26 . - 5:57 .

5. 5:45 6. 7:55
- 5:11 . - 7:23 .

1. 10:38 8. 2:51
- 10:05 . - 2:38 .

9. 5:35 10. 5:45

- 4:55 . - 5:11 .
 Gauge

Solve the following problem.

Complete the table by filling in the estimated elapsed time.

Time Started Time Ended Estimated Elapsed Time

8:07 am 8:37 am
8:30 am 8:53 am
8:56 am 9:24 am
10:23 am 10:59 am
10:51 am 11:42 am
1:06 pm 1:46 pm
1:53 pm 2:29 pm
3:15 pm 3:48 pm
4:23 pm 4:51 pm
5:52 pm 6:28 pm

Lesson Solving Problems Involving

3 Elapsed Time
 Jumpstart
Let’s try to answer this!
Directions: Read the following problems and answer the following
questions.
Problem 1: Jenny wakes up early every day to have her morning
exercise. Today she started her exercise at 5:45 a.m. and ended
at 6:20 a.m. How many minutes did she spend for exercise
today?
1. What is asked in the problem?
A. The length of time she spent for the exercise that day.
B. The time she started her exercise.
C. The time she ended her exercise.
D. The time she wakes up.
2. What are the given?
A. 5:45 am B. 6:20 am
C. 5:45 am and 6:20 am D. 5:45 pm and 6:20 pm
3. What operation is to be used?
A. Addition B. Subtraction
C. Multiplication D. Division
4. What is the number sentence?
A. 6:20 + 5:45 = n B. 6:20 - 5:45 = n
C. 6:20 x 5:45 = n D. 6:20 ÷ 5:45 = n
5. What is the answer?
A. 30 minutes B. 35 minutes
C. 40 minutes D. 45 minutes
Problem 2: Marcelino started eating his breakfast at exactly 7:13
a.m. and finished at 7:42 a.m. How long did he eat his breakfast?

6. What is asked in the problem?

A. The time Marcelino eating.
B. The time he is started eating his breakfast.
C. The time he is ended eating his breakfast.
D. The length of time he ate his breakfast.
7. What are the given?
A. 7:13 am B. 7:42 am
C. 7:13 am and 7:42 am C. 7:13 pm and 7:42 pm
8. What operation is to be used?
A. Addition B. Subtraction
C. Multiplication D. Division
9. What is the number sentence?
A. 7:13 + 7:42 = n B. 7:13 - 7:42 = n
C. 7:13 x 7:42 = n D. 7:13 ÷ 7:42 = n
10. What is the answer?
A. 29 minutes B. 30 minutes
C. 31 minutes D. 32 minutes

Now you are ready to solve problems involving elapsed time.

 Discover
Read, analyze and solve the word problem.

Carlos started answering his math module at 8:50 a.m.

Upon finishing his math module, he looked at his digital watch
and the time was already 9:37 a.m. How long did he answer on
his math module?

What did Carlos do?

At what time did he start answering his math module?
At what time did he finish?
How do we solve the problem?
Is there a need to follow procedures?

Steps Answer
UNDERSTAND:
1. What is asked in the The length of time Carlos
problem? answered his math module
2. What are the given? 8:50 a.m. (time started)
9:37 a.m. (time ended)
PLAN:
3. What operation will you Subtraction
use?
4. What is the number 9:37 – 8:50 = n
sentence?
SOLVE:
5. How is the solution done? 8:97
9:37 8:97
- 8:50 8:50
0:47
CHECK AND LOOK BACK:
6. What will you do to check Add the difference to the
if your answer is correct? subtrahend.
8:50
+ 0:47
8:97
8:97=9:37
7. What is the answer to the Carlos answered his math
problem? module in 47 minutes.

What are the usual steps we use to solve the problem?

Use these steps to solve for the problem.

Explore

Analyze and solve the given problems. Follow the steps in

problem solving.
1. Chad wakes up at 5:55 a.m. so that he will have time to
prepare himself for school. At 6:45 a.m. he is ready to go to
school. How long does it take him to prepare for school?

a. Asked: ___________________________________________
b. Given: ___________________________________________
c. Operation:___________________________________________
d. Number Sentence:___________________________________
e. Answer: ___________________________________________
 2. Mr. Acosta started to fix his car at 3:35 p.m. and lasted till
4:15 p.m. For how long did he fix his car?
a. Asked: ___________________________________________
b. Given: ___________________________________________
c. Operation:___________________________________________
d. Number Sentence:___________________________________
e. Answer: ___________________________________________

Deepen
Remember:
In solving problems, we follow these steps:
 UNDERSTAND
Know what is asked
Know the given facts
 PLAN
Determine the operation use
Write the number sentence
 SOLVE
Use the operation to solve.
 CHECK AND LOOK BACK
Check if the answer is reasonable
State the complete answer

Directions: Let’s solve the following problem by writing the letter

of the correct answer.
1. Jake pulled into the drive-thru for a fast food restaurant at
12:30 and left at 12:55. How long was Jake in the drive-
thru?
A. 25mins B. 30mins C. 35mins D. 40mins
2. Jennifer watched her favorite television shows from 10:10
a.m. to 10:45 am. How long was she watching TV?
A. 35mins B. 40mins C. 45mins D. 50mins

3. The Lozano family members have their daily zumba every

morning. Today, they started at 7:12 a.m. and ended at
7:55 a.m. How long did they spend in today’s zumba?
A. 40mins B. 43mins C. 45mins D. 47mins

4. David mowed the lawn from 2:40 until 3:30. How long was
he mowing the lawn?
A. 60mins B. 50mins C. 40mins D. 30mins

5. My mother started cleaning the kitchen at 7:25 in the

morning. She finished cleaning at 8:05 a.m. How long did it
take her to finish cleaning the kitchen?
A. 60mins B. 50mins C. 40mins D. 30mins

6. The learners of Mr. Acosta arrived at the school covered

court for a drum and lyre practice at 4:05 p.m. If the
practice is started at exactly 4:30 p.m., how many minutes
were they ahead of the schedule?
A. 15mins B. 20mins C. 25mins D. 30mins

7. Before the opening of the program, the school choir had

their rehearsals in school at 8:07 a.m. If the program
started at 8:30 a.m., how many minutes did they rehearse?
A. 20mins B. 21mins C. 22mins D. 23mins

8. Crystal left the school at 4:10 p.m. and arrived home at 4:37
p.m. how long did she travel?
A. 22mins B. 23mins C. 25mins D. 27mins

9. Christopher started to cut the grass in their lawn at 2:40 in

the afternoon. He stopped at 3:12 p.m. because the grass
cutter broke. For how many minutes did he work?
A. 32mins B. 34mins C. 36mins D. 38mins
 10. Khelly arrives at the grocery store at 9:55 a.m. and left
at 10:47 a.m. How long was Khelly at the grocery store?
A. 52mins B. 50mins C. 48mins D. 46mins

Gauge
Solve the following problem.
1. Samantha finished encoding her report in Mathematics at
8:42 p.m. If she started at 7:24 p.m., how many minutes did
she spend encoding?

2. Melky begins cleaning her room at 7:10 a.m. She expects to

finish her work at 7:55 a.m. How long will Melky do the
cleaning?

3. The Grade 4 learners of Mr. Acosta took their lunch at

12:05 a.m. If they finished eating at 12:25p.m., how long
did they take their lunch?

4. The teachers of Bangar Central School will go to Baguio for

a trip. They arrived at the bus station at 6:35 a.m. If the bus
will leave at 7:10 a.m., how many minutes will they wait?

5. Caroline watched her favorite teleserye at 8:30 p.m. and

ended at 9:20 p.m. How long did she watch her favorite
teleserye?

6. The Johnson’s family arrived at the restaurant at 6:15 p.m.

They left at 6:55 in the evening. How long did it take them
to eat dinner?
7. James and Win placed their order at 9:40 in the morning,
and their food came out at 10:20 a.m. How long were they
waiting for their food?

8. The school ground is planted with mangoes. Nicka and her

group mates started to clean the ground at exactly 6:45
a.m. They finished cleaning at around 7:08 a.m. How long
did they spend cleaning the school ground?

9. Jim and Ben were assigned to water the plants today. They
began watering at 3:28 p.m. They agreed to work fast. At
3:59 p.m. They were able to finish it. For how many minutes
did they water the plants?

10. Mrs. Dela Cruz left San Fernando City at 12:13 p.m.
and reached Balaoan at 12:55 p.m. How long is the trip?
 LESSON 3
Jumpstart Explore Gauge
Deepen
1. A 1. a. The length of time it 1. 18 minutes
1. A
2. C takes hime to prepare 2. 45 minutes
2. A
3. B b. 5:55 a.m. and 6:45 a.m 3. 20 minutes
3. B
4. B c. subtraction 4. 35 minutes
4. B
5. B d. 6:45 – 5:55 = n 5. 50 minutes
5. C
6. C e. It takes 40 minutes for 6. 40 minutes
6. C
7. C Chad to prepare 7. 40 minutes
7. D
8. B 2. a. The length of time that 8. 23 minutes
8. D
9. B Mr. Acosta fix his car 9. 31 minutes
9. A
10. A b. 3:35 pm and 4:15 pm 10. 42 minutes
10. A
c. subtraction
d. 4:15 – 3:35 = n
e. Mr. Acosta fix his car
in 40 minutes
LESSON 2
Jumpstart Deepen Gauge
1. C 1. 20minutes
2. B 2. 60minutes 30 minutes
3. E 3. 10minutes 20 minutes
4. A 4. 40minutes 20 minutes
5. D 5. 40minutes 40 minutes
6. 40minutes 50 minutes
Explore 7. 30minutes 30 minutes
8. 10minutes 40 minutes
20mins 30mins 50mins 40mins 10mins 9. 40minutes 30 minutes
G R A C E 10. 40minutes 30 minutes
40 minutes
LESSON 1
Jumpstart Gauge
1. B Deepen
2. A Activity 1 40 seconds
3. D 1. C 33 seconds
4. C 2. B 30 seconds
5. E 3. A 50 minutes
6. F 4. B 44 minutes
Explore 5. C 30 minutes
1. 35 seconds Activity 2 23 minutes
2. 45 seconds 1. 7 seconds
35 minutes
3. 50 seconds 2. 39 seconds
15 minutes
6 seconds 3. 15 minutes
45 minutes
25 seconds 4. 33 minutes
39 minutes 5. 20 minutes
45 minutes
Key Answer
References
Tabilang, Alma et. al. (2015). Mathematics: Teacher’s Guide
Tabilang, Alma et. al. (2015). Mathematics: Learner’s Material