Time

There are 104 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Time
Back to School
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Back to school

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Mr. Sunshine tells the children they will have 2 hours of homework. After several calculations, Harry says he hasn't got time to do this homework. Can you see where his reasoning is wrong?
Millennium Leap
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Millennium leap

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many leap years will there be between 2001 and 3001?
Minutes In between
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Minutes in between

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many minutes are there between 11:41 and 14:02?
Friday 13th
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Friday 13th

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you explain why every year must contain at least one Friday the thirteenth?
The hare and the tortoise
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The hare and the tortoise

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this version of the story of the hare and the tortoise, the race is 10 kilometres long. Can you work out how long the hare sleeps for using the information given?
Out of Sync
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Out of sync

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Albert Einstein could see two clocks which were out of sync. For what fraction of the day did they show the same time?
Half Past Two
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Half past two

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 21 - 2009
What is the angle between the two hands of a clock at 2.30?
Timing
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Timing

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These two challenges will test your time-keeping!
Home Time
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Home time

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Alice's mum needs to go to each child's house just once and then back home again. How many different routes are there? Use the information to find out how long each road is on the route she took.
Three of a Kind
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Three of a kind

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How long is it between 5:55 and the next time all three digits on a digital clock are the same?