My sub teacher today gave us a time problem on our homework. We haven't worked with time yet so I'm not quite sure I got it right:
Ed started work at 8:45 AM. He stopped for lunch at 12:00 PM and went back to work at 12:45 PM. He quit for the day at 6:15 PM. How long did Ed work this day?
I got 9 hr 85 min to start which is incorrect. I was then unsure if what to do next so I subtracted 985 from 60 and got 25 so I assumed I would do the same process as when you are simplifiying fractions (1 8/7 - 2 1/8) Please Explain.
Sorry. I meant Ms. Sue. My bad ...
Here's how I'd tackle this problem.
8:45 is 15 minutes before 9:00. 9:00 to 12:00 = 3 hours. 3 + 15 = 3:15
12:45 is 15 minutes for 1:00. 1:00 to 6:00 = 5 hours. 5 hours + 30 minutes = 5:30
5:30 + 3:15 = 8:45 = 8 hours and 45 minutes.
the answer is 5:30 hours
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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the total time Ed worked during the day. Let's break it down step by step:
1. First, we need to find the time Ed worked before lunch. He started work at 8:45 AM and took a lunch break at 12:00 PM. To find the time duration, we subtract the start time from the lunch break time:
12:00 PM - 8:45 AM
To make the calculation easier, we can convert both times to a 24-hour format. 8:45 AM is equivalent to 08:45 and 12:00 PM is equivalent to 12:00.
12:00 - 08:45 = 03:15
So, Ed worked for 3 hours and 15 minutes before lunch.
2. Next, we need to find the time Ed worked after lunch. He resumed work at 12:45 PM and finished for the day at 6:15 PM. Again, we calculate the time duration by subtracting the start time from the end time:
06:15 PM - 12:45 PM
To make the calculation easier, we can convert both times to a 24-hour format. 06:15 PM is equivalent to 18:15 and 12:45 PM is equivalent to 12:45.
18:15 - 12:45 = 05:30
So, Ed worked for 5 hours and 30 minutes after lunch.
3. Finally, we add the time worked before lunch to the time worked after lunch to find the total duration:
3 hours 15 minutes + 5 hours 30 minutes
When adding time, we add the hours separately and then the minutes separately:
3 hours + 5 hours = 8 hours
15 minutes + 30 minutes = 45 minutes
Therefore, Ed worked for a total of 8 hours and 45 minutes on that day.
To summarize, Ed worked for 3 hours and 15 minutes before lunch and 5 hours and 30 minutes after lunch, resulting in a total work time of 8 hours and 45 minutes.