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3rd grade

Course: 3rd grade > Unit 12

Lesson 1: Time on number line
Math
3rd grade
Time
Time on number line
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Time word problems with number line

CCSS.Math: 3.MD.A.1
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Problem

The number line shows when Mahmoud start color #1fab54, start text, s, t, a, r, t, s, end text, end color #1fab54 and start color #e84d39, start text, f, i, n, i, s, h, e, s, end text, end color #e84d39 playing soccer.
A number line labeled 9:15 to 10:00 with tick marks every 1 unit. A point labeled start appears at 3 tick marks after 9:15, and a point labeled finish appears 3 ticks marks before 10:00.
How long did Mahmoud play soccer?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
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