Grade 5 Time & Duration worksheet
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How to explain it
- Duration is how much time passes between a start and an end.
- Count up from the start time to the end time in easy jumps.
- Remember: 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day.
Example: A movie starts at 2:45 p.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. How long is it? 2:45 to 3:00 is 15 minutes. 3:00 to 4:30 is 1 hour 30 minutes. 15 min + 1 h 30 min = 1 h 45 min. Answer: 1 hour 45 minutes
Question 1
How many hours are in 8 days?
answer boxh
192 h
Hint: There are 24 hours in 1 day. Multiply by 24: try × 20 and × 4, then add.
Question 2
The clock shows when a movie starts in the afternoon. The movie is 1 h 30 min long. What time does it end?
- 5:05 p.m.
- 4:45 p.m.
- 4:35 p.m.
- 3:35 p.m.
4:35 p.m.
Hint: Read the start time. Add the hours first, then the minutes. If the minutes reach 60 or more, that makes one more hour.
Question 3
Kenji needs to be at school by 8:45 a.m. Getting ready takes 20 minutes and the walk takes 20 minutes. What is the latest time Kenji can start getting ready?
- 8:15 a.m.
- 8:05 a.m.
- 7:55 a.m.
- 8:25 a.m.
8:05 a.m.
Hint: Add the two durations to find the total time needed. Then count back that much from the arrival time.
Question 4
How many minutes does the bus take to go from the Library to the Park?
Bus schedule Stop Time Arena 9:10 a.m. Library 9:28 a.m. Community Centre 9:52 a.m. Park 10:17 a.m. answer boxmin
49 min
Hint: Find both times in the schedule. Count up from the earlier time to the later time, using the next hour as a stepping stone.
Question 5
How many minutes are in 2 h 25 min?
answer boxmin
145 min
Hint: Change the hours to minutes (× 60), then add the extra minutes.
Question 6
Put these durations in order from shortest to longest.
- 10 days
- 1 week
- 90 seconds
- 2 hours
90 seconds → 2 hours → 1 week → 10 days
Hint: Change them to the same unit before comparing. Remember: 60 s = 1 min, 60 min = 1 h, 24 h = 1 day, 7 days = 1 week.
Question 7
About how long does it take to brush your teeth?
- 2 seconds
- 2 minutes
- 2 days
- 2 hours
2 minutes
Hint: Picture it happening. Is it over in moments, minutes, hours, days or months?
Question 8
A hike starts at 9:10 a.m. and ends at 10:40 a.m. How many minutes long is it?
answer boxmin
90 min
Hint: Count up from the start time: first to the next hour, then whole hours (60 minutes each), then the minutes left. Add the pieces.
Question 9
A bus trip starts at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 10:50 a.m. How many minutes long is it?
answer boxmin
50 min
Hint: Count up from the start time: first to the next hour, then whole hours (60 minutes each), then the minutes left. Add the pieces.
Question 10
About how long does a blink of an eye take?
- less than 1 second
- about 10 minutes
- about 1 minute
- about 1 hour
less than 1 second
Hint: Picture it happening. Is it over in moments, minutes, hours, days or months?
Answer key
- 1. 192 h
- 2. 4:35 p.m.
- 3. 8:05 a.m.
- 4. 49 min
- 5. 145 min
- 6. 90 seconds → 2 hours → 1 week → 10 days
- 7. 2 minutes
- 8. 90 min
- 9. 50 min
- 10. less than 1 second
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