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1 .       How many years is it from 54 BC to 65 AD? [Hint]
2 .       My train leaves at 10:55 a.m. and arrives at 12:15 p.m. How many minutes is the journey? [Hint]
3 .       Local time in Perth is 2 hours behind local time in Melbourne. If it is 11:20 a.m. in Melbourne, what is the time in Perth? [Hint]
4 .      

Six centuries equals years. [Hint]

5 .      

4 hours equals minutes. [Hint]

6 .       The month of _____ has 31 days. [Hint]
7 .       A quarter to 10 in the evening can be written as _____. [Hint]
8 .       A flight from Perth to Sydney takes 4 hours. It leaves Perth at 10:15 p.m. Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth. What is the local time in Sydney when it arrives? [Hint]
9 .       A box of biscuits contains 80 packets. Each packet weighs 150 g. What is the total weight of the box in kilograms? [Hint]
10 .       The last high tide at Williamstown was at 4:31 p.m. The next one is 13 hours and 45 minutes later. It will be at ... [Hint]
11 .      

Match the object on the left with the most appropriate unit to measure its mass. [Hint]

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

11.1  a mobile phone A. milligram
11.2  a leg of lamb B. gram
11.3  an aeroplane C. kilogram
11.4  a grain of sugar D. tonne


12 .      

Two and a half days equals hours. [Hint]

13 .       From 35 BC to 45 AD is _____ years. [Hint]
14 .      

Match the analog time on the left with the equivalent digital time on the right. [Hint]

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

14.1  a quarter to 9 A. 12:30
14.2  half past 12 B. 10:35
14.3  twenty–five to eleven C. 10:10
14.4  ten past ten D. 8:45
14.5  a quarter past four E. 4:15
14.6  twenty to seven F. 6:40


15 .       Tomorrow, Saturn rises at 4:30 a.m. and sets at 2:20 p.m. It will be above the horizon for ... [Hint]
16 .       A plane departs at 1345 and lands at 1520. The flight lasts for ... [Hint]
17 .       Adelaide time is half an hour behind Sydney time. If I leave Sydney at midday and fly for 2 hours to Adelaide, what time will it be in Adelaide when I arrive? [Hint]
18 .      

Match the 12–hour time on the left with the equivalent 24–hour time on the right. [Hint]

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

18.1  0410 A. 11:10 p.m.
18.2  1520 B. 6:00 p.m.
18.3  2310 C. 5:15 p.m.
18.4  0935 D. 3:20 p.m.
18.5  1715 E. 9:35 a.m.
18.6  1800 F. 4:10 a.m.


19 .      

Three and a quarter hours equals minutes. [Hint]

20 .      

420 minutes equals hours. [Hint]

21 .       Sarah bought 3 kg of peanuts and gave 0·4 kg to her mother, 375 g to Anna and 225 g to Stefano. What weight does she have left? [Hint]
22 .       My birthday is on the 20th April. If it is now the 5th of March, how many days do I have to wait until my birthday? [Hint]
23 .       The 2002 Wimbledon tournament was held 125 years after it began. In what year was it first held? [Hint]
24 .       2350 mg equals _____ g. [Hint]
25 .      

Match the time on the left with the equivalent time on the right. [Hint]

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

25.1  2 minutes, 10 seconds A. 130 seconds
25.2  5 minutes, 15 seconds B. 175 seconds
25.3  4 minutes, 45 seconds C. 255 seconds
25.4  2 minutes, 55 seconds D. 230 seconds
25.5  3 minutes, 50 seconds E. 315 seconds
25.6  4 minutes, 15 seconds F. 285 seconds


26 .       4·5 tonnes equals _____ kg. [Hint]
27 .      

Match the time on the left with the equivalent time on the right. [Hint]

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

27.1  3 hours, 15 minutes A. 175 minutes
27.2  3 days B. 36 hours
27.3  2 hours, 55 minutes C. 168 hours
27.4  1 and 1⁄2 days D. 445 minutes
27.5  7 hours, 25 minutes E. 195 minutes
27.6  1 week F. 72 hours


28 .       The famous composer JS Bach was born in 1685 and died soon after his sixty–fifth birthday. In what year did he die? [Hint]
29 .       Otto bought 450 g of apples, 1·5 kg of oranges, 0·75 kg of bananas and 250 g of cherries. What is the total weight of fruit that he bought? [Hint]
30 .       The film we are going to see this afternoon runs for 2 hours and 40 minutes. If it starts at 2:50 p.m., it will end at ... [Hint]
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