Advanced Mathematics Primary 3 Time

A school bus departs Queenstown Primary School at 0750 for a field trip. It returns to the school at 1435 the same day. How long was the entire trip?

A 6 hours 40 minutes
B 6 hours 45 minutes
C 7 hours 15 minutes
D 7 hours 45 minutes
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Worked Solution

Step 1: Write the two times and subtract. 14:35 − 07:50 Step 2: Subtract the minutes. Since 35 Step 3: Subtract the hours (remembering the borrowed hour reduces 14 to 13). 13 − 7 = 6 hours Step 4: Combine. 6 hours 45 minutes Answer: The entire trip lasted 6 hours 45 minutes.

Correct answer: 6 hours 45 minutes

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