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Theo is a cleaner.

The table shows information about the time it will take him to clean
each of four rooms in a house.
Room
Time
1 hour 50 minutes
55 minutes
1/2 hours
35 minutes
Kitchen
Lounge
Bedroom
Bathroom
Theo wants to clean all four rooms
in one day.
He will have breaks for a total time
of 85 minutes.
Theo is going to start cleaning at 9 am.
What time will he finish cleaning?

1 Answer

11 votes

Answer:

2:15 pm

Explanation:

The time that Theo finishes is the sum of the start time and the duration of the cleaning. The duration is the sum of the cleaning times for each of the rooms and the break time.

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sum of minutes

It is convenient to convert all of the times to minutes, then convert the total back to hours and minutes.

kitchen +lounge +bedroom +bathroom +breaks

= (60 +50) +(55) +(1/2×60) +(35) +(85)

= 110 +55 +30 +35 +85

= 315 . . . . minutes

minutes and hours

There are 60 minutes in an hour, so the sum is ...

(315/60) hours = 5 15/60 hours = 5:15 . . . . written as hours : minutes

Then the time Theo finishes is ...

9:00 +5:15 = 14:15 = 2:15 pm

Theo will finish cleaning at 2:15 pm.

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Additional comment

On a 24-hour clock, hours after noon are numbered 13, 14, 15, ... to 23 at 11 pm. The 12-hour representation of the pm hours can be found by subtracting 12 from the hour number.

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