VC2M4M03 Official strand: Measurement

Time and duration

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Work out elapsed time, finishing times and equivalent durations.

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Convert 3 minutes to seconds using the displayed factor 60. What is the equivalent duration?

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Answer: 180 seconds

  1. 3 × 60 = 180.
  2. The duration is 180 seconds.

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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0

VC2M4M03

solve problems involving the duration of time including situations involving 'am' and 'pm' and conversions between units of time

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  1. VC2M4M03-C01Solve problems involving duration of time.
  2. VC2M4M03-C02Solve duration problems involving am times.
  3. VC2M4M03-C03Solve duration problems involving pm times.
  4. VC2M4M03-C04Convert between units of time.

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  1. 01Convert time units
  2. 02Add and subtract mixed time units
  3. 03Fractions of time units
  4. 04A.M. or P.M.
  5. 05Elapsed time
  6. 06Find the end time: word problems
  7. 07Find the start time: word problems
  8. 08Find the elapsed time: word problems
  9. 09Find the start time, the end time or the elapsed time: word problems
  10. 10Find start and end times: multi-step word problems
  11. 11Transportation schedules
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