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Jacob spent 7 hours skiing and snowboarding. He skied for 3 hours 55 minutes.

How long did he spend snowboarding?

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Answer:

3 hours 5 minutes

Explanation:

Had he skied 5 minute longer, he would have skied for 4 hours, leaving 3 hours for snowboarding. Since he skied 5 minutes less than 4 hours, he snowboarded 5 minutes more than 3 hours.

You can also just subtract the times.

7 hours - 3 hours 55 minutes =

= 6 hours 60 minutes - 3 hours 55 minutes

= 3 hours 5 minutes

Answer: 3 hours 5 minutes

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