Elapsed Time (2 Clocks)

Free interactive math game: Elapsed Time (2 Clocks) — How long between?. Part of the Units & Time category on MathKite.

Example problems

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  1. How many minutes elapsed between the two clocks?

About this exercise

Reading two clock faces and finding the time between them.

How to solve it

Read each clock carefully and write both times down before doing any arithmetic, then count forward from the earlier one.

Worked example

From a clock showing 3:15 to one showing 4:45 is 1 hour 30 minutes.

Common mistake

Misreading the hour hand. Just before the hour it sits almost on the next number, but the hour has not changed yet.