3. a) If it took Rachel 5 minutes 13 seconds to walk to the shop and it took her only 3 minutes 47 seconds to walk back from the shop, how much quicker was the journey home?
b) Can you suggest a reason why it took longer to walk to the shop?
4. If it took Malcolm 2 hours 56 minutes to make a jigsaw and a further 1 hour 35 minutes to complete a crossword, how long did he spend altogether solving puzzles?
Puzzler
Mike travelled to Moscow from London by plane. He took off at 12:00 noon and arrived at 7:00pm. However, when he arrived he received a message saying he was needed back in London urgently, so he got back on the return fl ight, which left 1 hour later and took 4 hours to reach London. What time do you think Mike arrived back in London? Talk about it with the people near you. Agree on an answer and then see what others in the class think.
Time Zones
What time of the day is it now? Is it daylight? Why is it daylight? Will it be daylight in 12 hours’ time? If not, why not?