Time Word Problems
Units of Measurement
Clocks
Graphs
Area / Perimeter
100
Fina arrives at the library at 3:10pm. She leaves 40 minutes later. What time did Fina leave the library?
3:50pm
100
What is the length of the pencil in centimeters?
14 and 1/2 centimeters
100
What time will the clock show in 18 minutes?
7:05 + 18 = 7:23
100
A class was surveyed about the number of pets they have. The data is shown on this line plot.
How many children have 2 or 3 pets?
9 children have 2 or 3 pets at home.
5+4
100
Find the area of the rectangle.
Area = _____ square units
A = 15 square units
3 x 5 = 15
200
The time on a clock is 7:10am. What time will the clock show in 55 minutes?
8:05am
200
About how many liters of water are in the container?
Round to the nearest liter.
5 L
200
Ms. Olson's class starts a math test at the time shown on the clock. The test takes 13 minutes. What time will the test end?
8:30am + 13 minutes = 8:43am
200
A class was surveyed about the number of pets they have. The data is shown on this line plot.
How many more children have 2 pets than 5 pets?
3 more children have 2 pets than 5 pets.
5-2
200
Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
Perimeter = 30 centimeters
P = (6+6)+(9+9)
P=12+18
300
On Tuesday, Seria babysits her brother for 57 minutes. She starts babysitting at 5:15pm. What time does she finish babysitting?
6:12pm
5:15pm + 57 minutes =
300
Michelle's puppy weighed 150g when it was born. Six months later, the puppy gained 450g. How much does the puppy weigh now?
150 + 450 = 600g
300
Shawe starts reading at the time shown on the clock. He finishes the book 40 minutes later. What time is it when he finishes the book?
5:40pm + 40 minutes = 6:20pm
300
The picture graph shows how many pizzas the restaurant sold each day.
On which day did they sell the least amount of pizzas? How many pizzas did they sell that day?
Wednesday, 20 pizzas
4 x 5 = 20
300
Find the perimeter of the polygon.
Perimeter = 22 feet
P = (4+4+4)+(5+5)
P=12+10
400
Hailee does these chores in order after school.
Takes out the trash: 10 minutes
Washes dishes: 15 minutes
Walks her dog: 20 minutes
Hailee starts walking the dog at 5:00pm.
What time does she start taking out the trash?
4:35pm
10+15 = 25 min
5:00pm - 25 min = 4:35pm
400
How many mores liters does the container on the right contain than the container on the left?
3 more liters
6-3=3
400
Xavier gets home at the time shown on the clock. It takes him 13 minutes to ride his scooter home. What time does he leave school?
2:46pm - 13 min = 2:33pm
400
The pictograph shows how many pizzas the restaurant sold each day. How many pizzas did they sell on Tuesday and Thursday combined?
(9x5) + (8x5)
45 + 40
85 pizzas
400
The area of the rectangle is 12 square centimeters. Find the length of the unknown side.
The unknown side is 4 cm.
3 x ___ = 12or 12 divided by 3 = 4
500
Yisaac measures how much time he spends playing soccer every day after school.
On Monday, he plays soccer from 3:15pm-4:00pm.
On Tuesday, he plays soccer from 3:00-3:30pm.
On Wednesday, he plays soccer for the combined amount of time as he played on Monday and Tuesday.
How long did Yisaac play soccer on Wednesday?
Monday: 45 min
Tuesday: 30 min
**Wednesday: 75 min, or 1 hour 15 min
500
Prince's backpack weighs 19 kilograms. Sayge's backpack weighs 8 kilograms less than Princes. How much do Prince and Sayge's backpacks weigh combined?
30 kilograms
Sayge: 19-8=11
Combined: 11+19=30
500
Esmeralda and Marlene get home from school at the time shown on the clock. First, they play with their cat for 20 minutes. Then, they eat a snack for 15 minutes. What time will they finish their snack?
2:45pm + 20 + 15
2:45 + 35 = 3:20pm
500
The bar graph shows how many dancers are in each grade level. How many more dancers are there in 3rd grade than in 1st grade?
32 - 16 =16
There are 16 more dancers in 3rd grade than 1st grade.
500
Find the perimeter of the figure.
Perimeter = 32 meters
P=7+9+4+7+3+2
Unknown sides:
9-2=7
7-4=3`