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Measurement, NAP-L4-CA30

A truck driver plans to drive from Cairns to the Gold Coast.

The driving time for the journey is 19 hours.

The driver must stop for at least 8 hours rest after every 10 hours of driving.

What is the latest time that the driver can depart Cairns on Monday to arrive in the Gold Coast at 2 pm on Tuesday?

1 am 11 am 1 pm 7 pm
 
 
 
 
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`text(11 am)`

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`text(Total travel time)` `= 19 + 8`
  `= 27\ text(hours)`

 

`:.\ text(Driver must leave Cairns)`

`= 2\ text(pm Tuesday less 27 hours)`

`= 11\ text(am Monday)`

Filed Under: Time, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3154-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-10-Time intervals, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Measurement, NAP-A4-CA19

How many hours and minutes are between 4:43 am and 4:21 pm on the same day?

 
11 hours and 22 minutes
 
11 hours and 38 minutes
 
12 hours and 22 minutes
 
12 hours and 38 minutes
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`text(11 hours and 38 minutes)`

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`text(One strategy:)`

`text(4:43 am + 12 hours)` `= 4:43\ text(pm)`
`text(4:43 pm − 22 mins)` `= 4:21\ text(pm)`

 

`:.\ text(Time difference = 11 hours and 38 minutes)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-D4-NC20

Digby played cricket on a Saturday.

His game began at 8:15 am and finished at 1:05 pm.

How long did the cricket game go for?

 
4 hours 50 minutes
 
5 hours 10 minutes
 
5 hours 50 minutes
 
6 hours 50 minutes
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`text(4 hours 50 minutes)`

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`text(One strategy:)`

`text(8:15 am to midday) =>\ text(3 hours and 45 minutes)`

`text(Midday to 1:05 pm)\ =>\ text(1 hour and 5 minutes)`

 

`:.\ text(Time that the game lasted)` `= 3:45 + 1:05`
  `= 4:50`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-C4-NC16

The sign shows opening hours of a car parking station.

Kenny wants to park his car for 2 hours to do some shopping, before collecting his car to drive home.
 


  

At which time below could he safely park his car and pick it up to drive home?

 
11:30 am Wednesday
 
3:00 pm Wednesday
 
11:45 am Saturday
 
3:00 pm Saturday
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`text(11:30 am Wednesday)`

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`text(11:30 am on Wednesday plus 2 hours means that)`

`text(Kenny picks up his car at 1:30 pm which is within)`

`text(the opening hours of the parking station.)`

 

`:.\ text(He should park at 11:30 am on Wednesday.)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-D4-NC10

Manou is cooking dinner for some friends.

The cooking times for the three ingredients of his main meal are in the table below.
 

 
Manou starts cooking the quail at 7:15 pm.

He wants everything to finish cooking at the same time.

At what time should Manou start cooking the brown rice?

`text(8:00 pm)` `text(8:10 pm)` `text(8:20 pm)` `text(8:30 pm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(8:20 pm)`

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`text(The quail will finish cooking at 7:15 pm plus)`

`text(1 hour 25 minutes = 8:40 pm.)`

`:.\ text(Manou should start cooking the brown rice)`

`text(at 8:20 pm.)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-E4-CA11

Renny's dress shop is open 9 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday and 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday.

What is the total number of hours her shop is open in 1 week?

`39` `45` `49` `60`
 
 
 
 
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`49\ text(hours)`

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`text(Total hours)` `= (5 xx 9) + 4`
  `= 49\ text(hours)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-E4-NC15

Azul is running a half-marathon.

The event starts at 7:25 am.

Azul completes the run at 9:05 am.

How long did the run take Azul?

 
`text(1 hour and 30 minutes)`
 
`text(1 hour and 40 minutes)`
 
`text(2 hours and 20 minutes)`
 
`text(2 hours and 40 minutes)`
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`text(1 hour and 40 minutes)`

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`text(1 hour and 40 minutes)`

Filed Under: Time, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3154-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-F4-NC14

Mike takes 2 minutes 35 seconds to walk 1 lap of the running track.

Jordan runs 1 lap of the same track in 45 seconds.

If they start at the same time, how long after Jordan finishes will Mike finish his lap?

 
`text(1 minute 50 seconds)`
 
`text(2 minutes 10 seconds)`
 
`text(2 minutes 50 seconds)`
 
`text(3 minutes 20 seconds)`
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`text(1 minute 50 seconds)`

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`text(2 minutes 35 seconds – 45 seconds)`

`=\ text(2 minutes – 10 seconds)`

`=\ text(1 minute 50 seconds)`

Filed Under: Time, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3154-10-Time intervals, smc-3154-40-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-G4-NC15

The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.

The 30th Games were held in London in 2012.

What year will the 38th Olympics be held?

`2020` `2038` `2040` `2044`
 
 
 
 
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`2044`

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`text(38th Olympics date)` `= 2012 + (8 xx 4)`
  `= 2044`

Filed Under: Time, Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3154-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

Measurement, NAP-H4-CA11

The monster truck exhibition starts at 7:15 pm and goes for 138 minutes.

What time does it finish?

`text(8:53 am)` `text(8:53 pm)` `text(9:33 am)` `text(9:33 pm)`
 
 
 
 
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`text(9:33 pm)`

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`text(Finish time)` `= 7:15\ text(pm) + text(2 hours and 18 minutes)`
  `= 9:33\ text(pm)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-3184-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day, smc-895-10-Time intervals, smc-895-50-Convert sec/min/hr/day

Measurement, NAP-I4-CA06

Peter left home at 9:15 in the morning and did not return until 5:25 in the afternoon.

How long was Peter away from his house?

 
3 hours 50 minutes
 
4 hours 10 minutes
 
7 hours 50 minutes
 
8 hours 10 minutes
 
13 hours 20 minutes
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`8\ text(hours)\ 10\ text(minutes)`

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`text(Time away)` `= 2 text(h)\ 45\ text(min) + 5 text(h)\ 25\ text(min)`
  `= 8\ text(hours)\ 10\ text(minutes)`

Filed Under: Time, Time Tagged With: Band 6, smc-3184-10-Time intervals, smc-895-10-Time intervals

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