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Problem of the Week
Problem A
Time After Time

Assume that the current time matches the time shown on the clock, and the current time is in the morning.

An analog clock with the hour hand pointing at the 10 hour mark and the minute hand pointing at the 9 minute mark

The school day ends in \(5\) hours and \(6\) minutes from the time shown on the clock.

  1. How many more minutes are left until the end of the school day?

  2. What time does school end?

  3. School started at \(8\):\(55\) a.m. How much time has passed, in hours and minutes, between the start of the school day and the time shown on the clock?

Themes: Geometry & Measurement, Number Sense