Time and Timetables
30 free practice questions with explanations
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Time and Timetables: example questions & answers
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What time is 3 hours after 10:00 AM?
- A1:00 PM✓
- B12:00 PM
- C3:00 PM
- D2:00 PM
Answer: 10:00 AM + 3 hours = 1:00 PM.
How many minutes are there between 2:15 PM and 3:00 PM?
- A15
- B30
- C45✓
- D60
Answer: From 2:15 to 3:00 is 45 minutes.
Convert 14:30 to 12-hour format.
- A4:30 PM
- B2:30 AM
- C14:30 PM
- D2:30 PM✓
Answer: 14:30 in 24-hour format is 2:30 PM in 12-hour format.
A train departs at 08:45 and arrives at 11:20. How long is the journey?
- A2 hours
- B1 hour 30 minutes
- C2 hours 15 minutes
- D2 hours 35 minutes✓
Answer: From 08:45 to 11:20 is 2 hours 35 minutes.
Convert 22:45 to 12-hour format.
- A12:45 PM
- B10:45 AM
- C10:45 PM✓
- D12:45 AM
Answer: 22:45 in 24-hour format is 10:45 PM in 12-hour format.
A work shift starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. How long is the shift?
- A9 hours
- B7 hours
- C10 hours
- D8 hours✓
Answer: From 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM is 8 hours.
What time is 45 minutes after 3:20 PM?
- A4:05 PM✓
- B3:45 PM
- C4:00 PM
- D3:55 PM
Answer: 3:20 PM + 45 minutes = 4:05 PM.
Convert 09:00 (24-hour) to 12-hour format.
- A1:00 PM
- B12:00 PM
- C9:00 AM✓
- D9:00 PM
Answer: 09:00 in 24-hour format is 9:00 AM in 12-hour format.
A meeting starts at 10:30 and lasts 1 hour 20 minutes. What time does it end?
- A12:00
- B11:30
- C12:30
- D11:50✓
Answer: 10:30 + 1 hour 20 minutes = 11:50.
How many hours are there between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM?
- A7
- B12✓
- C14
- D24
Answer: From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM is 12 hours.
A bus journey takes 2 hours 15 minutes. If it departs at 14:30, what time does it arrive?
- A16:15
- B16:30
- C16:45✓
- D17:00
Answer: 14:30 + 2 hours 15 minutes = 16:45.
Convert 12:00 (noon) to 24-hour format.
- A24:00
- B12:00✓
- C00:00
- D13:00
Answer: 12:00 PM (noon) in 12-hour format is 12:00 in 24-hour format.
A flight takes 3 hours. If it departs at 08:15, what time does it arrive?
- A12:15
- B11:15✓
- C10:15
- D11:00
Answer: 08:15 + 3 hours = 11:15.
How many minutes are there between 1:30 PM and 2:45 PM?
- A45
- B60
- C75✓
- D90
Answer: From 1:30 to 2:45 is 1 hour 15 minutes = 75 minutes.
Convert 00:15 (24-hour) to 12-hour format.
- A12:15 AM✓
- B12:15 PM
- C1:15 PM
- D1:15 AM
Answer: 00:15 in 24-hour format is 12:15 AM in 12-hour format.
A person works from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. How long do they work?
- A9 hours
- B10 hours
- C7 hours
- D8 hours✓
Answer: From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM is 8 hours.
What time is 2 hours 30 minutes before 3:00 PM?
- A1:00 PM
- B12:30 PM✓
- C2:00 PM
- D1:30 PM
Answer: 3:00 PM - 2 hours 30 minutes = 12:30 PM.
Convert 6:45 PM to 24-hour format.
- A06:45
- B20:45
- C19:45
- D18:45✓
Answer: 6:45 PM in 12-hour format is 18:45 in 24-hour format.
A lesson starts at 10:00 AM and lasts 50 minutes. What time does it end?
- A11:50 AM
- B11:30 AM
- C11:00 AM
- D10:50 AM✓
Answer: 10:00 AM + 50 minutes = 10:50 AM.
How many hours are there between 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM?
- A3
- B4
- C4.5✓
- D5
Answer: From 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM is 4 hours 30 minutes = 4.5 hours.
A doctor's appointment is at 14:15. Convert to 12-hour format.
- A1:15 AM
- B1:15 PM
- C2:15 PM✓
- D3:15 PM
Answer: 14:15 in 24-hour format is 2:15 PM in 12-hour format.
A train departs at 6:30 AM and the journey takes 4 hours 45 minutes. What time does it arrive?
- A11:15 AM✓
- B10:30 AM
- C10:45 AM
- D11:00 AM
Answer: 6:30 AM + 4 hours 45 minutes = 11:15 AM.
How many minutes are there in 1 hour and 25 minutes?
- A65
- B75
- C85✓
- D95
Answer: 1 hour = 60 minutes. 60 + 25 = 85 minutes.
A radio show starts at 19:00 and finishes at 21:30. How long is it?
- A2 hours
- B3 hours
- C1.5 hours
- D2.5 hours✓
Answer: From 19:00 to 21:30 is 2 hours 30 minutes = 2.5 hours.
What time is 1 hour 30 minutes after 7:45 AM?
- A9:30 AM
- B8:45 AM
- C9:00 AM
- D9:15 AM✓
Answer: 7:45 AM + 1 hour 30 minutes = 9:15 AM.
A conference runs from 09:00 to 16:30, with a 1-hour lunch break. How many hours of work is there?
- A6
- B6.5✓
- C7
- D7.5
Answer: Total time 09:00 to 16:30 = 7.5 hours. Minus 1 hour lunch = 6.5 hours.
Convert 11:59 AM to 24-hour format.
- A12:59
- B11:59✓
- C24:59
- D23:59
Answer: 11:59 AM in 12-hour format is 11:59 in 24-hour format.
How many days are there in 2 weeks?
- A7
- B10
- C14✓
- D21
Answer: 2 weeks × 7 days/week = 14 days.
A delivery is scheduled between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM. How long is the time window?
- A2.5 hours✓
- B1.5 hours
- C1 hour
- D2 hours
Answer: From 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM is 2 hours 30 minutes = 2.5 hours.
A worker takes a 15-minute break after every 2 hours of work, including at the end of the shift. In an 8-hour shift, how many minutes of breaks are there in total?
- A15
- B30
- C45
- D60✓
Answer: 8 ÷ 2 = 4 blocks of two hours, and a break follows each one. 4 × 15 minutes = 60 minutes.