Numeracy Worksheet - Castlebrae Community High School - 2012 Page 24

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FHS Numeracy
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Time
It is important to be able to change between units of time.
Hours to minutes and minutes to hours.
Students should recognise everyday equivalences.
MINUTES
HOURS
Level 3
15
1
15 mins
hr
hr
0.25 hr
60
4
30
1
30 mins
hr
hr
0.5 hr
60
2
45
3
45 mins
hr
hr
0.75 hr
60
4
Example 1
Change minutes into hours
Divide by 60
Level 4
20
20 mins =
= 0.333333. . . hrs = 0.33 hrs (2.d.p.)
60
12
12 mins =
= 0.2 hrs
60
55
55 mins =
= 0.916666 . . . hrs = 0.92 hrs (2.d.p)
60
2hrs 18 mins = 2.3hrs
18 mins = 18 = 0.3 hrs
60
Example 2
Change hours into minutes
Multiply by 60
Level 4
0.6 hrs = 0.6 x 60 = 36 mins
0.35 hrs = 0.35 x 60 = 21 mins
2.8 hrs = 2hrs 48 mins
0.8 hrs = 0.8 x 60 = 48 mins
= 168 mins
2 hrs
= 2 x 60
= 120 mins
0.8 hrs = 0.8 x 60 = 48 mins
168 mins
or
2.8 hrs = 2.8 x 60 = 168 mins
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L Watson 2012

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