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7.09 Passing time

Lesson

Are you ready?

Can you read the time on a clock?  If you want to practice try this problem.  

What time is shown on the clock?

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Learn

To find a time that is some number of minutes before or after a given time, we can add or subtract minutes to find the new time.

This video looks at how we can add and subtract time in minutes to solve problems about time passing.

Apply

Taylan's piano lesson went from $11:15$11:15 until midday.

  1. How many minutes was Taylan's lesson?

 

Remember!

The number of minutes must be between $0$0 and $60$60. If we go below this, then we are counting backwards into the previous hour. If we go over this, then we are counting forwards into the next hour.

Outcomes

MA.4.M.2.1

Solve two-step real-world problems involving distances and intervals of time using any combination of the four operations.

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