Question

Monica watches two movie trilogies. The first movie was 9 hours and 17 minutes long. The second movie trilogy was 6 hours and 48 minutes long. How much longer was the first movie trilogy?

Answer 1

2 hours 29 minutes

Explanation:

The difference in time is ...

(9 hours 17 minutes) - (6 hours 48 minutes)

= (9 - 6) hours (17 -48) minutes

= 3 hours -31 minutes

= 2 hours 29 minutes

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There are 60 minutes in an hour, so subtracting 31 minutes from an hour leaves 29 minutes.