Question

Ben, Tara and Liam are playing hide and seek. They start playing at quarter past 11. They play for 45 minutes, before stopping for a drink and a cookie. They continued to play for 45 minutes and head inside at 10 minutes past 1.

How long did they stop for a drink and a cookie. Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

25 minutes

Explanation:

they started at a quarter past 11, which is 11:15

they then played for 45 minutes, which would be until 12:00

you also know that they stopped playing at 10 minutes past 1, at 1:10.

before 1:10, they had been playing for 45 minutes, which means they started playing for the second time at 12:25.

all that's left is the time between 12:00 and 12:25, which is 25 minutes, so they spent 25 minutes stopping for a drink and a cookie.