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Elapsed Time in Minutes Worksheets for 3rd Grade

Find how many minutes pass between a start time and an end time. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Elapsed Time in Minutes Worksheets

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Elapsed Time in Minutes: what children learn

Elapsed time is how much time passes between two clock times. Students count on from the start time, often in friendly jumps to the next 5, 10, or half hour, and add the jumps; here every answer is a number of minutes.

Elapsed Time in Minutes: worked example

The show starts at 3:15 and ends at 3:50. How many minutes long is it? 35

From 3:15 to 3:30 is 15 minutes. From 3:30 to 3:50 is 20 more minutes. 15 + 20 = 35, so the show is 35 minutes long.

Elapsed Time in Minutes: a common mistake to watch for

Kids often subtract only the minute numbers, which goes wrong when the end time is in the next hour.

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

Draw a straight line on paper as a timeline, with the start time at the left and the end time at the right. Your child adds jump arcs, for example to the next half hour and then on to the end time, and writes the minutes above each jump. They add the jumps for the total. Use real events, like the gap between lunch and the bus. Once they handle times that cross an hour, move on to end times.

What is on these Elapsed Time in Minutes worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 3rd grade, with 5 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Write how many minutes pass from the start to the end.”

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

  • The lesson starts at 7:21 and ends at 8:05. How many minutes long is it?44
  • Carlos leaves home at 12:29 and gets to the park at 1:05. How many minutes is the trip?36
  • Practice starts at 8:25. Practice ends at 9:14. How many minutes long is practice?49
  • Sam starts writing at 6:57. Sam stops at 7:10. How many minutes does Sam write?13
  • Anna starts a painting at 5:04 and finishes at 5:34. How many minutes does it take?30

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Draw the Time to the Minute
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Elapsed Time: Find the End Time
Start at a time, add the minutes that pass, and write the time it ends.
Elapsed Time: Find the Start Time
Start at the end time, count back the minutes that passed, and write the start time.
Elapsed Time in Hours and Minutes
Find how many hours and minutes pass between two times, like 1 hour 45 minutes.
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