the vcr mystery
nancy watched the movie shoes n socks on her vcr. the movie lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. at the end of the movie, the meter on the vcr read + 1:30.
What was the reading on the meter when the movie began?
Add 1 hour 45 min to 1 hour 30 min
Write the answer in hours:minutes format
3 hours15 minutes
To find the reading on the meter when the movie began, we need to add the duration of the movie to the reading at the end of the movie.
The movie lasted for 1 hour and 45 minutes, which can be represented as 1:45.
The reading at the end of the movie was +1:30.
To add these two times together, we need to work with hours and minutes separately.
First, let's add the minutes:
45 minutes + 30 minutes = 75 minutes
Next, let's add the hours:
1 hour + 1 hour = 2 hours
Now, let's convert the 75 minutes to hours and minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we divide 75 by 60 to find the number of hours and the remaining minutes.
75 minutes ÷ 60 = 1 hour and 15 minutes
Finally, we add the hours and the remaining minutes together:
2 hours + 1 hour = 3 hours
15 minutes
Therefore, the reading on the meter when the movie began was 3:15.