Grade 4 Time: Find the start time (AM and PM)

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What students practice: Word problems about intervals of time.

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Grade 4 · Time

Find the Start Time

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Set 1 · Grade 4 · Time

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Easy

Jamal stops riding the bus at 11:00 AM after spending 4 hours riding the bus. What time did Jamal start?
Answer: 7:00 AM
Tobias stops playing in a soccer tournament at 1:30 PM after spending 3 hours 30 minutes playing in a soccer tournament. What time did Tobias start?
Answer: 10:00 AM

Standard

Nadia stops riding the bus at 11:10 AM after spending 4 hours 30 minutes riding the bus. What time did Nadia start?
Answer: 6:40 AM
Nia stops working on a science project at 4:20 PM after spending 3 hours 20 minutes working on a science project. What time did Nia start?
Answer: 1:00 PM

Challenge

Kenji stops watching a movie at 1:20 PM after spending 1 hour 50 minutes watching a movie. What time did Kenji start?
Answer: 11:30 AM
Aisha stops hiking at 10:30 AM after spending 2 hours 30 minutes hiking. What time did Aisha start?
Answer: 8:00 AM

Where this skill fits

Previous skill: Find the end time (AM and PM)
Next skill: Find elapsed time from two clocks
All grades: Time worksheets, Grades 1–5
Same skill in Grade 5: Grade 5 Time: Find the start time (AM and PM)

Related Common Core standards

4.MD.A.2 — Solve word problems with distances, time intervals, volumes, masses and money.

The task matches what these standards describe at this grade. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.