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Time & Calendar questions for Primary 6 Maths
10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.
- Duration
- Finishing time
- 24-hour clock
- Duration past midnight
- Hours and minutes
- Calendar
- Working backwards
- Time and speed
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions
Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.
A concert started at 9.50 a.m. and ended at 12.25 p.m. How long was the concert?
Answer: 2 h 35 min
From 9.50 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. is 2 h 10 min, then 25 min more, making 2 h 35 min.
A match began at 4.35 p.m. and lasted 1 h 50 min. What time did it end?
Answer: 6.25 p.m.
4.35 p.m. plus 1 h 50 min is 6.25 p.m..
Write 7.20 p.m. in 24-hour time.
Answer: 19 20
7.20 p.m. is 12 hours after 7.20 a.m., which is 19 20.
What is 06 45 in 12-hour time?
Answer: 6.45 a.m.
06 45 is in the morning, so 6.45 a.m.
A flight departed at 10.40 p.m. and landed at 1.15 a.m. the next day. How long was the flight?
Answer: 2 h 35 min
From 10.40 p.m. to midnight is 1 h 20 min, then 1 h 15 min more, making 2 h 35 min.
210 minutes = ?
Answer: 3 h 30 min
210 ÷ 60 = 3 hours with 30 minutes left, so 3 h 30 min.
A month has 31 days and the 1st is a Wednesday. What day of the week is the 31st?
Answer: Friday
31 − 1 = 30 days later, and 30 = 4 weeks + 2 days, so Wednesday plus 2 days is Friday.
A lesson ends at 11.05 a.m. and lasts 2 h 50 min. What time did it start?
Answer: 8.15 a.m.
11.05 a.m. minus 2 h 50 min is 8.15 a.m..
How many days are there from 18 March to 12 April, not counting 18 March itself?
Answer: 25 days
From 19 to 31 March is 13 days, plus 12 days of April, making 25 days.
A coach leaves at 1.20 p.m. and travels 180 km at 80 km/h. What time does it arrive?
Answer: 3.35 p.m.
180 ÷ 80 = 2.25 hours = 2 h 15 min, so the coach arrives at 3.35 p.m..