if a game is started at 7:48am and finishes at 10:58am ... how do I figure how many hours and minutes it took to finish the game?
10:58 - 7:48 = 3:10
Thanks. So no matter what the times I have to subtract the starting time from the ending time - right?
Right.
To figure out how many hours and minutes it took to finish the game, you can follow these steps:
1. Subtract the starting time from the finishing time to find the elapsed time.
2. Convert the elapsed time to hours and minutes.
Let's break it down:
Step 1: Subtract the starting time from the finishing time
To do this, you need to subtract the hours and minutes separately.
Finishing Time: 10:58 am (10 hours and 58 minutes)
Starting Time: 7:48 am (7 hours and 48 minutes)
Subtract the minutes:
58 minutes - 48 minutes = 10 minutes
Subtract the hours:
10 hours - 7 hours = 3 hours
Therefore, the elapsed time is 3 hours and 10 minutes.
Step 2: Convert the elapsed time to hours and minutes
Now that we have the elapsed time in minutes and hours, we can express it as a single value.
3 hours + (10 minutes/60) hours = 3.1667 hours
To convert the minutes to hours, divide the minutes by 60 (as there are 60 minutes in an hour).
Therefore, it took approximately 3 hours and 10 minutes to finish the game.