Converting Units of Time
Watch this lecture series and complete the interactive exercises to practice converting measurements of time to different units.
Practice
Time conversion word problems - Questions
1. Amanda is cooking a turkey for dinner. The recipe says that the turkey should cook for 
hours. She has been cooking the turkey for 
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 
minutes to get home.
If Carrie leaves for home at 
, 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 
hours of television on Saturdays. Each episode of his favorite show lasts 
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 
hour and 
minutes. The casserole needs to cook for 
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 |