Question

Daniel went to play soccer at a quarter to 6. His mom called him to come home for dinner at 20 minutes after 7. How many minutes did Daniel play soccer for before his mom called?

Answer 1

Daniel played soccer for 95 minutes

Explanation:

1) If he started at a quarter to 6 this means he started at 5:45 as a quarter is 15 minutes.

2) If he finished 20 minutes after 7 he ended at 7:20

3) Add 15 minutes to get to 6:00.

4) Since 60 minutes are in an hour, add 60 minutes to get 7:00. This brings our total up to 75 minutes.

5) Add the last 20 minutes to get the total amount of 95 minutes spent playing soccer.