Question

Lisa finished a puzzle at 5:13 PM. She began it at 4:30 PM. How long did the puzzle take her? Write your answer in minutes.

Answer 1

Total time elapsed is thus 30 + 13, or 43 minutes.

Explanation:

I like to do this kind of problem mentally. It is 30 minutes from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 and then 13 minutes more from 5;00 TO 5:13. Total time elapsed is thus 30 + 13, or 43 minutes.

Answer 2

43 minutes

Explanation:

We need to find how many minutes passed.

We know that 4:30, if we add 30 mins it will be 5 pm.

Then we add the remaining 13 mins.

Add 30 and 13 together.

43 minutes