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Telling the time and reading timetables

12-hour and 24-hour clock and finding durations.

17 original questions, 40 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

A digital clock shows 15:40.

  1. Write this time using the 12-hour clock with am or pm.
  2. Write 8:15 pm in 24-hour time.
2 marks
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a) 3:40 pm b) 20:15
2

On a clock the minute hand points at the 9. The hour hand is between the 2 and the 3.

Write down the time in digital form.

1 mark
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2:45
3

Work out the number of days in 3 weeks.

1 mark
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21
4

Change 240 minutes into hours.

1 mark
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4
5

Change 234 hours into minutes.

1 mark
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165
6

A film starts at 19:35 and lasts 50 minutes.

Write down the time the film finishes.

1 mark
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20:25
7

Change 380 minutes into hours and minutes.

2 marks
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6 hours 20 minutes
8

A delivery van leaves a depot at 10:47 and arrives at a warehouse at 13:12 on the same day.

Work out the length of the journey in minutes.

2 marks
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145
9

A film starts at 19:35 and lasts 1 hour 50 minutes.

At what time does the film finish? Give your answer using the 12-hour clock with am or pm.

2 marks
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9:25 pm
10

Here is part of a train timetable.

StationLeedsWakefieldDoncasterSheffield
Time09:1509:3209:5810:21
  1. How many minutes does the train take to go from Wakefield to Sheffield?
  2. How long does the train take to go from Leeds to Sheffield? Give your answer in hours and minutes.
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a) 49 minutes b) 1 hour 6 minutes
11

Aisha finished a swimming session at 16:10.

The session lasted 1 hour 35 minutes.

Work out the time the session started.

2 marks
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14:35
12

Priya leaves her office at 17:26.

It takes her 18 minutes to walk to the bus station.

Her bus leaves the bus station at 17:40.

Does Priya catch the bus? You must show your working.

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No - she arrives at 17:44, which is 4 minutes after the bus leaves
13

Here is part of a train timetable.

StationBristolBathSwindonReading
Time14:1014:2814:5515:30

The train leaves Bristol 12 minutes late and the rest of the journey takes the usual time.

  1. At what time does the train arrive in Reading?
  2. Maya is meeting a friend at Reading at 15:35. Will the train arrive before 15:35? Give a reason.
3 marks
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a) 15:42 b) No, 15:42 is after 15:35
14

Here is part of a bus timetable.

Bus station08:0508:3509:0509:35
Library08:1708:4709:1709:47
Hospital08:3109:0109:3110:01
  1. Dev needs to get to the hospital by 09:15. What is the latest bus he can catch from the bus station?
  2. How many minutes does the journey from the bus station to the hospital take?
  3. Dev gets to the bus station at 08:50. How many minutes must he wait for the next bus?
4 marks
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a) 08:35 b) 26 minutes c) 15 minutes
15

Marco practises the guitar for 45 minutes on each of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Work out the total time Marco practises in the week.

Give your answer in hours.

3 marks
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3.75
16

Lena drives from her home to her sister's house.

She leaves home at 08:50.

She drives for 1 hour 48 minutes, stops for a 25 minute break, then drives for another 2 hours 37 minutes.

  1. Work out the time Lena arrives at her sister's house.
  2. Lena wants to arrive before 14:00. Does she succeed? Give a reason.
4 marks
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a) 13:40 b) Yes - 13:40 is 20 minutes before 14:00
17

Here is part of a train timetable from Ashville to Redmoor.

Train ATrain BTrain C
Ashville (depart)08:3509:0509:40
Redmoor (arrive)09:4210:0810:51

Maya has a meeting in Redmoor at 10:15.

It takes her 12 minutes to walk from Redmoor station to the meeting.

  1. Which is the latest train Maya can catch from Ashville to be at the meeting on time?
  2. How many minutes early for the meeting will she be?
5 marks
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a) Train A (08:35) b) 21 minutes

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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