Elapsed time problem
Read the text and then
answer the questions below. For each question select the information needed to
solve the problem.
In October 23rd
Ms Tania and Edi were going to watch the musical “Beauty and the Beast”. Ms.
Tania was kind enough to give Edi a ride. Ms. Tania left her house at 3:45 p.m.
to pick up Edi at her house. She arrived
at Edi’s house at 4:30 p.m. They got at the theater at 5:00 p.m.
The play started exactly
at 5:30 p.m. and it lasted for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When the play was
finished, the actors came out to talk to the crowd and they decided to stay
until 7:45 p.m.
At about 8:00 p.m. Ms.
Tania and Edi were in the car going back home. Ms. Tania dropped Edi in her
house at 8:35 p.m. She continued her way to her house which took about 25
minutes.
- How long did it take to Ms. Tania to arrive at Edi’s
house?
- How long did it take Ms. Tania the whole trip, from her
house to the theater?
- What time did the play finished?
- For how long did the actors talk to the crowd?
- How long was the whole trip leaving from Ms. Tania’s
house to the theater?
- How long was the whole trip leaving from the theater to
Ms. Tania’s house?
