Question

Erin and her friends went to a movie on Thursday afternoon. It took 50 minutes to drive to the theater. They arrived at the theater 50 minutes before the movie started. Once it started, the movie lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes and ended at 4:30 P.M. What time did Erin and her friends leave for the movies?

Answer 1

They left the house at 1:20 P.M.

Explanation:

The movie was an 1 1/2 so 4:30 - 1:30 = 3:00

Thy got there 50 minutes before so 3:00 - 0:50 = 2:10

It took them 50 minutes to get there so 2:10 - 0:50 = 1:20

Therefore they left the house at 1:20 P.M.

Answer 2

Answer: 12:30 P.M.

Step-by-step explanation:

50 + 50 + 50 + 90 minutes = 240 minutes
240 divided by 60 = 4
4 hours before 4:30 P.M. = 12:30 P.M.
Answer should be 12:30 P.M.