Duration and time zones
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A journey starts at 08:35 and lasts 95 minutes. What is its finish time in 24-hour notation?
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Answer: 10:10
- 95 minutes is 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Add the duration, carrying 60 minutes into an hour. The finish time is 10:10.
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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0
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Read 12- and 24-hour time, work across midnight and use stated time-zone offsets.
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- VC2M8M04-C01Calculate durations and finish times in 24-hour notation.
- VC2M8M04-C02Apply supplied time-zone differences and interpret day changes.
- VC2M8M04-C03Model a multi-zone itinerary and communicate times with their dates.
- VC2M8M04-C04Apply and explain duration and time zones using calculate and explain each step.
- VC2M8M04-C05Apply and explain duration and time zones using work backwards from what is known.
- VC2M8M04-C06Apply and explain duration and time zones using read and connect representations.
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- D01Cross hours and midnight carefullyCalculate durations and finish times in 24-hour notation.
- D02Compare local timesApply supplied time-zone differences and interpret day changes.
- D03Calculate and explain each stepApply and explain duration and time zones using calculate and explain each step.
- D04Work backwards from what is knownApply and explain duration and time zones using work backwards from what is known.
- D05Read and connect representationsApply and explain duration and time zones using read and connect representations.