Practice

Time conversion word problems - Questions

1. Amanda is cooking a turkey for dinner. The recipe says that the turkey should cook for \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) hours. She has been cooking the turkey for \(25\) minutes.

According to the recipe, how many more minutes does the turkey need to cook?

______ minutes

Conversions    
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 minute =60 seconds 1 liter =1,000 milliliters
1 meter =100 centimeters 1 hour =60 minutes 1 kilogram =1,000 grams
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters   1 gram =1,000 milligrams
1 centimeter =10 millimeters    


2. It takes Carrie \(58\) minutes to get home.

If Carrie leaves for home at \(1: 32\), what time will she arrive?

_______:_______

Conversions    
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 minute =60 seconds 1 liter =1,000 milliliters
1 meter =100 centimeters 1 hour =60 minutes 1 kilogram =1,000 grams
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters   1 gram =1,000 milligrams
1 centimeter =10 millimeters    


3. Ajay is allowed to watch \(2\) hours of television on Saturdays. Each episode of his favorite show lasts \(30\) minutes.

How many episodes may he watch?

_______ episodes

Conversions    
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 minute =60 seconds 1 liter =1,000 milliliters
1 meter =100 centimeters 1 hour =60 minutes 1 kilogram =1,000 grams
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters   1 gram =1,000 milligrams
1 centimeter =10 millimeters    


4. Duane is making a casserole for dinner. He has been cooking the casserole for \(1\) hour and \(48\) minutes. The casserole needs to cook for \(47\) more minutes.

How many minutes does the casserole cook in total?

_______ minutes

Conversions    
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters 1 minute =60 seconds 1 liter =1,000 milliliters
1 meter =100 centimeters 1 hour =60 minutes 1 kilogram =1,000 grams
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters   1 gram =1,000 milligrams
1 centimeter =10 millimeters