Finding Elapsed Time - Worksheet

Sep 30, 2026

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Finding Elapsed Time worksheet focusing on computing the duration between a start time and an end time (or between leaving and returning). Scenarios include playing video games, completing homework, watching TV, exercising, cooking dinner, seeing a movie, searching for a lost cat, and being at a park. Time inputs use hours and minutes, and each problem requires subtracting times to determine elapsed duration. An accompanying answer key provides the solutions for selected items.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Determine the Elapsed Time

Video games duration

Homework completion time

TV viewing time

Exercise session length

Cooking meal elapsed time

Movie running time

Searching for missing cat

Time spent at the park

Finding Elapsed Time Name: | Determine the elapsed time for each problem.
1) John started playing video games at 1:00 . If he took a break at 2:15, how long had he been playing? | | | | 1. | | | Answers | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2) | Oliver finished his homework at 6:20 . If he started working on it at 3:35, how long did it take him to finish? | | | 2.
3. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3) | Janet started watching TV at 2:20 . If she stopped watching at 4:30, how long did she spend watching TV? | | | 4.
5. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4) | Frank started exercising at 4:40 . If he stopped at 8:05, how long did he spend exercising? | | | 6.
7. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5) | Amy was helping her mom cook dinner. They finished the meal at 7:50 . If
they started cooking at 5:05, how long did it take them? | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6) | Haley went to the movies at 1:00 . If the movie was over at 3:40, how long did the movie last? | | | 10. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7) | Adam started looking for his missing cat at 5:10 . If he found it at 9:00, how long did he spend looking? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) | Vanessa and her friends left for the park at 3:35 . If they got back at 6:10, how long were they at the park? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) | Carol finished washing clothes at 5:10 . If she had started at 2:20, how long would she have spent washing clothes? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10) | Tom started digging a hole at 4:20 . When he finished at 6:55 if was already 3 feet deep. How long did Tom spend digging? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1-10 | | 90 | 80 | | 70 | 60 | | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)[ 3](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3) Finding Elapsed Time Name: Answer Key | Determine the elapsed time for each problem.
1) John started playing video games at 1:00 . If he took a break at 2:15, how long had he been playing? | | | | Answers
1. 1 hr & 15 mins | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Oliver finished his homework at 6:20 . If he started working on it at 3:35, how long did it take him to finish? | | | 2. 2 hrs & 45 mins
3. 2 hrs & 10 mins | | | | | | | | | | 3) | Janet started watching TV at 2:20 . If she stopped watching at 4:30, how long did she spend watching TV? | | | 4. 3 hrs & 25 mins
5. 2 hrs & 45 mins | | | | | | | | | | 4) | Frank started exercising at 4:40 . If he stopped at 8:05, how long did he spend exercising? | | | 6. 2 hrs & 40 mins
7. 3 hrs & 50 mins | | | | | | | | | | 5) | Amy was helping her mom cook dinner. They finished the meal at 7:50 . If
they started cooking at 5:05, how long did it take them? | | | 8. 2 hrs & 35 mins
9. 2 hrs & 50 mins | | | | | | | | | | 6) | Haley went to the movies at 1:00 . If the movie was over at 3:40, how long did the movie last? | | | 10. 2 hrs & 35 mins | | | | | | | | | | 7) | Adam started looking for his missing cat at 5:10 . If he found it at 9:00, how long did he spend looking? | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) | Vanessa and her friends left for the park at 3:35 . If they got back at 6:10, how long were they at the park? | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) | Car

FAQs

What does each problem ask students to find?

Each problem asks for the elapsed time between a given start time and an end time, based on the scenario described.

How should the elapsed time be calculated?

Use the start time and end time in hours and minutes and subtract to determine how long the activity lasted.

Is there an answer key included?

Yes. The document includes an answer key with provided elapsed-time answers for the listed problems.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by SANS