Let's solve each of the time word problems step by step and explain the solutions.
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Problem 1:
My favorite TV program will start at 7:00 pm. It's a 2 hour 30 minute long program. When will it end?
#### Solution:
1. Start time: 7:00 pm
2. Duration of the program: 2 hours and 30 minutes
3. Add the duration to the start time:
- Adding 2 hours to 7:00 pm gives 9:00 pm.
- Adding 30 minutes to 9:00 pm gives 9:30 pm.
4. Therefore, the program ends at
9:30 pm.
#### Answer:
The program ends at
9:30 pm.
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Problem 2:
My office starts at 9:15 am. The lunch break starts 4 hours later. When does my lunch break start?
#### Solution:
1. Start time of office: 9:15 am
2. Lunch break starts 4 hours later:
- Adding 4 hours to 9:15 am:
- 9:15 am + 4 hours = 1:15 pm
3. Therefore, the lunch break starts at
1:15 pm.
#### Answer:
The lunch break starts at
1:15 pm.
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Problem 3:
I went shopping with my mother at 11:45 am on last Sunday. We woke up 3 hours earlier. When did we wake up?
#### Solution:
1. Shopping time: 11:45 am
2. We woke up 3 hours earlier:
- Subtract 3 hours from 11:45 am:
- 11:45 am - 3 hours = 8:45 am
3. Therefore, we woke up at
8:45 am.
#### Answer:
We woke up at
8:45 am.
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Problem 4:
We watched a horror movie last weekend. It was a 3-hour long movie. If the movie began at 9:00 pm, when did it end?
#### Solution:
1. Start time of the movie: 9:00 pm
2. Duration of the movie: 3 hours
3. Add the duration to the start time:
- Adding 3 hours to 9:00 pm gives 12:00 am (midnight).
4. Therefore, the movie ended at
12:00 am.
#### Answer:
The movie ended at
12:00 am.
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Final Answers:
1. The program ends at
9:30 pm.
2. The lunch break starts at
1:15 pm.
3. We woke up at
8:45 am.
4. The movie ended at
12:00 am.
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\boxed{9:30 \text{ pm}, 1:15 \text{ pm}, 8:45 \text{ am}, 12:00 \text{ am}}
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of time problem worksheet for grade 3.