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Grade 5, Measurement and geometry

Elapsed time

Find how much time passed between a start and an end time.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Whole and half hours
How much time has passed? Write the hours and minutes.
Level 2: Any minutes, same half of the day
How much time has passed? Write the hours and minutes.
Level 3: Across noon
How much time has passed? Write the hours and minutes.

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Level 1: Whole and half hours

Start: 8:30 a.m. End: 11:00 a.m. Time passed: 2 h 30 min

  1. Count whole hours from the start: 8:30 to 10:30 is 2 hours, because 10 − 8 = 2.
  2. Then count the minutes: 10:30 to 11:00 is 30 minutes, because 60 − 30 = 30.
  3. Time passed: 2 h 30 min.

Level 2: Any minutes, same half of the day

Start: 9:40 a.m. End: 11:50 a.m. Time passed: 2 h 10 min

  1. Count up to the next hour: 9:40 to 10:00 is 20 minutes, because 60 − 40 = 20.
  2. Count the hours: 10:00 to 11:00 is 1 hour. Then 11:00 to 11:50 is 50 more minutes.
  3. Add the minutes: 20 + 50 = 70. If the minutes make 60 or more, trade 60 minutes for 1 hour: 70 − 60 = 10.
  4. Time passed: 1 h + 1 h 10 min = 2 h 10 min.

Level 3: Across noon

Start: 10:30 a.m. End: 1:15 p.m. Time passed: 2 h 45 min

  1. Count up to the next hour: 10:30 to 11:00 is 30 minutes.
  2. 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon is 1 hour, then 1 more hour to 1:00 p.m.: 1 + 1 = 2 hours.
  3. Count the minutes left: 1:00 to 1:15 is 15 minutes. Add: 30 + 15 = 45.
  4. Time passed: 2 h 45 min.

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Reference sheets

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  • Time

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In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.5.c.14

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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