The first quarter of the championship game lasted 48 minutes. The second quarter lasted 52 minutes. There was a special presentation at halftime that lasted 25 minutes. The third quarter lasted 54 minutes and the fourth quarter lasted 49. If the game started at 6:30 pm, at what time did the game finish?

What don't you understand about this problem?

Just wanted to see if I got the right answer, 10:18 pm, and if there was a more organized way of doing it.

I got the same answer.

I added the minutes and then added them to 6:30.

To find out what time the game finished, we need to add up the durations of each quarter and the halftime presentation.

First, let's convert the given starting time of 6:30 pm into minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, 6:30 pm can be represented as 6 * 60 + 30 = 390 minutes.

Now, let's calculate the total duration of the game. The first quarter lasted 48 minutes, the second quarter lasted 52 minutes, halftime lasted 25 minutes, the third quarter lasted 54 minutes, and the fourth quarter lasted 49 minutes.

Adding up these durations:
48 + 52 + 25 + 54 + 49 = 228 minutes.

Finally, let's add the duration of the game (228 minutes) to the starting time (390 minutes):
390 + 228 = 618 minutes.

Converting 618 minutes back into hours and minutes will give us the finishing time of the game.

To convert minutes into hours and minutes, we divide the total minutes by 60 to get the hours and take the remainder to get the minutes.

618 ÷ 60 = 10 hours (since 618 divided by 60 gives 10 with a remainder of 18).

So, the game finished 10 hours after 6:30 pm. Adding the remaining 18 minutes:

6:30 pm + 10 hours = 4:30 am (next day)
4:30 am + 18 minutes = 4:48 am.

Therefore, the game finished at 4:48 am.