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Mathematics·Measurement·procedural

Numbers on a number line

Solve word problems involving elapsed time by adding and subtracting time intervals in minutes, including using a number line

Suggested ages 8–9

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Learning journey

Your child is learning to measure the world around them — calculating areas and perimeters, converting between different units like metres and kilometres, and solving time problems using both analogue and digital clocks.

Evidence of understanding

  • A film starts at 2:15 and lasts 47 minutes — when does it end?
  • Calculate how many minutes between 9:20 and 10:05
  • Use a number line to show the elapsed time between two events

Assessment prompt

If Numbers on a number line starts football practice at 3:20 p.m. and it lasts 75 minutes, can they work out what time it finishes — using a number line to help?

Standards alignment

No external standards are linked to this topic.