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Measurement, NAP-G2-37v1

Dom times how long it takes her to get home on the bus each day.

Last year, Dom's quickest bus ride home from school was 14 minutes and 23 seconds.

She recorded the time like this.

This year, Dom's quickest bus ride home was 3 minutes and 35 seconds faster.

What is the quickest time this year?

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`10:48`

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`text(One strategy:)`

`text(14:23 less 3:35)` `=\ text(11:23 less 0:35)`
  `=\ text(11:00 less 0:12)`
  `=\ text(10:48)`

Measurement, NAP-J2-40

Patrick takes 25 minutes to walk to the beach for board training.

Last week he arrived at training at 4:15 pm, which was 20 minutes late.

At what time would Patrick leave home to arrive at board training on time?

   pm
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`text(3:30 pm)`

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`text(Start of training)`

`text(= 4:15 less 20 minutes)`

`text(= 3:55 pm)`
 

`:.\ text(Time to leave home)`

`text(= 3:55 less 25 minutes)`

`text(= 3:30 pm)`

Measurement, NAP-K2-29

Matt is travelling from Newcastle to Hamilton Island.

He must take two flights, one from Newcastle to Brisbane and one from Brisbane to Hamilton Island.

Matt's flight schedule is shown.
 

 
What is Matt's total flying time?

 
 1 hour 15 minutes
 
 1 hour 55 minutes
 
 2 hours 10 minutes
 
 2 hours 15 minutes
 
 3 hours 10 minutes
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`text(3 hours 10 minutes)`

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`text(Newcastle → Brisbane)`

`text(9:30 am − 10:45 am = 1 hr 15 m)`
 

`text(Brisbane → Hamilton Island)`

`text(11:45 am − 1:40 pm = 1 hr 55 m)`
 

`:.\ text(Total flying time)`

`= 1:15 + 1:55`

`= 3\ text(hours 10 minutes)`

Measurement, NAP-B2-28

She started gardening at 10:44 am and finished at 12:10 pm.

How long did Jess spend gardening?

`text(36 mins)` `text(54 mins)` `text(1 hour 22 mins)` `text(1 hour 26 mins)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(1 hour 26 mins)`

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`text(10:44 am to 11:44 am) = 1\ text(hour)`

`text(11:44 am to 12:10 pm) = 26\ text(minutes)`

 

`:.\ text(1 hour and 26 minutes.)`

Measurement, NAP-F2-17

Roger went to a movie at the cinema that started at 10:20 am.

The movie finished 1:32 pm.

How long did the movie take?

 
 1 hour 52 minutes
 
 2 hours 52 minutes
 
 3 hours 12 minutes
 
 4 hours 12 minutes
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`text(3 hours 12 minutes)`

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`text(One strategy:)`

`text(10:20 am plus 3 hours)`

`=1:20\ text(pm)`

`text(1:20 pm plus 12 minutes)`

`=1:32\ text(pm)`

`:.\ text(The move took 3 hours 12 minutes)`

Measurement, NAP-G2-37

Lucy times how long it takes her to get home on the bus each day.

Last year, Lucy's quickest bus ride home from school was 18 minutes and 12 seconds.

She recorded the time like this.

This year, Lucy's quickest bus ride home was 1 minute and 28 seconds faster.

What is the quickest time this year?

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`text(One strategy:)`

`text(18:12 less 1:28)` `=\ text(17:12 less 0:28)`
  `=\ text(17:00 less 0:16)`
  `=\ text(16:44)`

  

Measurement, NAP-E2-28

Tenzing started his trek at 5:30 am.

He arrived at his destination `14 1/2` hours later.

At what time did he arrive at his destination?

`7:30\ text(pm)` `8:00\ text(pm)` `9:30\ text(pm)` `10:00\ text(pm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(8:00 pm)`

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`text(One strategy:)`

`5:30\ text(am plus)\ 14.5\ text(hours)` `=\ text(5:30 pm plus)\ 2.5\ text(hours)`
  `=\ text(8:00 pm)`

Measurement, NAP-H2-15

The table below shows the session times of movies.

Which of these movies lasts two and a half hours?

`text(Never Ever)` `text(Shake It Off)` `text(Bad Blood)` `text(Blank Space)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(Bad Blood)`

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`text(7:20 pm to 9:50 pm)`

`= 2\ text(hours and 30 minutes)`

`:.\ text(Bad Blood)`

Measurement, NAP-I2-25

Oliver's karate grading started at 9:15 am and went for  `3 1/4`  hours.

He then went straight home, which took him  `3/4`  hours.

What time did Oliver get home?

12:30 pm 1:00 am 1:00 pm 1:15 am 1:15 pm
 
 
 
 
 
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`text(1:15 pm)`

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`text(Karate finishes at 9:15 plus 3 hours and 15)`

`text(minutes, which is 12:30 pm.)`

`text(12:30 plus 45 minutes means Oliver arrives)`

`text(home at 1:15 pm.)`