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Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes Worksheets for 3rd Grade

Find how many hours and minutes pass between two times, like 1 hour 45 minutes. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes Worksheets

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Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes: what children learn

Students find elapsed time that is longer than an hour by jumping whole hours first and then adding the extra minutes. The answer is written in hours and minutes, such as 1 hour 45 minutes.

Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes: worked example

The movie starts at 1:20 and ends at 3:05. How many hours and minutes long is it? 1 hour 45 minutes

From 1:20 to 2:20 is 1 hour. From 2:20 to 3:00 is 40 minutes. From 3:00 to 3:05 is 5 more minutes. 40 + 5 = 45, so it is 1 hour 45 minutes.

Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes: a common mistake to watch for

Kids often count the hours from 1 to 3 as 2 whole hours and forget that the minutes do not reach 3:20.

Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes: how to help at home or in class

Pick a real movie, show or car trip and write down its start and end times together. Your child counts the whole hours first, hopping hour by hour on a clock face, then adds the leftover minutes. Have them say the answer in words, such as 1 hour 30 minutes. They can check by adding that amount back onto the start time. When this feels easy, they are ready to use time inside word problems.

What is on these Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 3rd grade, with 4 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Write the time in hours and minutes, like 2 hours 10 minutes.”

Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:

  • The train leaves at 7:32 and gets to the city at 9:52. How many hours and minutes is the ride?2 hours 20 minutes
  • The party begins at 5:17 and ends at 7:07. How long is the party, in hours and minutes?1 hour 50 minutes
  • Max starts reading at 5:05. Max stops at 6:17. How many hours and minutes does Max read?1 hour 12 minutes
  • The game starts at 4:22 and ends at 6:43. How many hours and minutes long is it?2 hours 21 minutes

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