Time Intervals worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

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Step 1: Understand the timetable

We have three train journeys:

- Birmingham: Departs 07:45 a.m., Arrives 9:15 a.m.
- London: Departs 08:30 a.m., Arrives 10:00 a.m.
- Manchester: Departs 1:30 p.m., Arrives 3:10 p.m.

We need to find how long each journey takes (duration), then compare them.

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Step 2: Calculate duration for each journey

✔ Birmingham:
From 07:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

- From 07:45 to 08:45 = 1 hour
- From 08:45 to 09:15 = 30 minutes
→ Total = 1 hour 30 minutes

✔ London:
From 08:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

- From 08:30 to 09:30 = 1 hour
- From 09:30 to 10:00 = 30 minutes
→ Total = 1 hour 30 minutes

Wait — that’s same as Birmingham? Let me double-check.

Actually, from 08:30 to 10:00 is exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes. Yes.

✔ Manchester:
From 1:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.

- From 1:30 to 2:30 = 1 hour
- From 2:30 to 3:10 = 40 minutes
→ Total = 1 hour 40 minutes

Wait — let’s check again:

From 1:30 to 3:30 would be 2 hours, but it arrives at 3:10, so subtract 20 minutes → 1 hour 40 minutes. Correct.

So:

- Birmingham: 1h 30m
- London: 1h 30m
- Manchester: 1h 40m

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Step 3: Answer each part

a) The duration of the train to Birmingham is ___ hour ___ minutes.

We calculated: 1 hour 30 minutes → So fill in: 1 and 30

b) The train journey to London is ___ than the journey to Manchester.

London = 1h30m, Manchester = 1h40m → London is shorter → So: shorter

c) The train journey to Manchester is ___ than the journey to Birmingham.

Manchester = 1h40m, Birmingham = 1h30m → Manchester is longer → So: longer

d) Use <, > or = to make this statement correct.

London ○ Manchester ○ Birmingham

We know:

London = 1h30m
Manchester = 1h40m
Birmingham = 1h30m

So:

London = Birmingham → both 1h30m
Manchester is longer than both → so London = Birmingham < Manchester

But the sentence is: London ○ Manchester ○ Birmingham

So we need to put symbols between London and Manchester, and between Manchester and Birmingham.

That means:

London ? Manchester ? Birmingham

Since London = 1h30m, Manchester = 1h40m, Birmingham = 1h30m

Then:

London < Manchester → because 1h30m < 1h40m
Manchester > Birmingham → because 1h40m > 1h30m

So: London < Manchester > Birmingham

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✔ Final verification:

a) 1 hour 30 minutes → ✔️
b) London (1h30m) is shorter than Manchester (1h40m) → ✔️
c) Manchester (1h40m) is longer than Birmingham (1h30m) → ✔️
d) London < Manchester > Birmingham → ✔️

All correct.

Final Answer:
a) 1, 30
b) shorter
c) longer
d) <, >