Question

Caden hiked to a famous point with a beautiful view. It took 2 hours and 35 minutes to hike to the viewpoint and 30 minutes to hike back. Caden spent 15 minutes enjoying the view. If Caden started the hike at 11:50 A.M., what time did he get back?

Answer 1

Caden started his hike at 11:50 A.M. and, after the full duration of the hike and time spent at the viewpoint, he would have returned by 3:10 P.M.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Caden started his hike at 11:50 A.M., and it took him 2 hours and 35 minutes to hike to the viewpoint, we first need to add this time to the starting time.

To do that, one can convert 2 hours and 35 minutes into minutes only, which gives us 155 minutes.

When we add those 155 minutes to 11:50 A.M., we get 2:25 P.M.

Then we add the 15 minutes he spent enjoying the view which brings us to 2:40 P.M.

Finally, we added the 30 minutes for the hike back, resulting in Caden getting back at 3:10 P.M.