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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
It is all about Elapsed Time!
Mathematics – Grade 4
Quarter 3 – Module 5: It is All About Elapsed Time!
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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
It is all about Elapsed Time!

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to
use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress
while allowing them to manage their own learning at home.
Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

As a learner, you must learn to become responsible of your own
learning. Take time to read, understand, and perform the different
activities in the module.
As you go through the different activities of this module be
reminded of the following:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any
part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the
exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let Us Try before moving on to the other
activities.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking
your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are done.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this
module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always
bear in mind that you are not alone. We hope that through this material,
you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep understanding
of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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Lesson 1 – Finding the Elapsed Time

Let Us Learn
Hello dear learner! In your previous module, you learned
about finding the missing number in an equation. This time,
you will be able to:
Ø Find the elapsed time in minutes and in seconds.
(M4GE-IIIf-11)
In this lesson, you will be also learning the different ways on
how you can solve elapsed time. Fun and exciting activities are
prepared specially for you. So, get ready and be involved.

Let Us Try
Express the time using a.m. and p.m. and write your
answer in your answer sheet.
1) 20 minutes before 5 in the afternoon
2) 10 minutes past 7 in the morning
3) 20 minutes before 12 midnight
4) 30 minutes past 12 noon
5) 15 minutes past 3 in the afternoon.

Let Us Study
Read and study the problem below.
Problem 1
Maria ate her breakfast at 7:00 a.m. She finished at 7:25
a.m. How long did Maria eat her breakfast?

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Answer the following question:
1. Who ate her breakfast?
2. What time did she start eating her breakfast?
3. What time did she finish eating?
4. What does the problem ask you to find out?

The problem asks you to find out the elapsed time.

Elapsed Time- is the amount of time that passes from the

beginning of an event to its end.
To solve the problem, you can do the following:
• Using the number line

7:00 a.m.- started eating 7:25 a.m.- finished eating

Maria ate her breakfast in 25 minutes.

• Counting Method
Count the number of minutes from the time the event
started to the time the event ended.

7:00 a.m. - start time ( skip counting by 5)

7:05 a.m.
7:10 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:20 a.m.
7:25 a.m. – end time

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 Therefore, 25 minutes is the length of time Maria ate her
breakfast.
Let’s have another example.

Jose is doing his homework in Math. He started at 6:30:25

p.m. and finished at 7:10:45 p.m. How long did Jose do his
homework?

You can solve this problem using subtraction method.

Subtract the time when the event started from the time the
event ended.
End Time (E T) - Start Time (S T)

E T: 7:10:45 6:60+10:45= rename 1 hour as 60 minutes

7:10:45 6:70:45 = add the 60 and 10 minutes then
subtract
End Time: 6:70:45
Start Time: - 6:30:25
0:40:20 – elapsed time
Jose answered his homework for 40 minutes and 20 seconds.

Let Us Practice
Use number line or subtraction method to answer the
problem below.
1. The flag raining ceremony will start at 6:30 a.m. and it will
end at 7:00 a.m. How long is the flag raising ceremony?

2. Mary and her mother arrived at the bus station at 7:25 p.m.
the bus left at 8:20 p.m. How long did they wait?

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 Let Us Practice More
Find the elapsed time.

1. Time started - 0:07:15

Time ended – 0:07:56
Elapsed time - ___________
2. Time started – 0:05:16
Time ended – 0:05:52
Elapsed time ____________

3. The children start cleaning the room at 11:05 a.m. and finished
at 11:45 a.m. How long did they clean?

4. Christy left the house at 1:35 p.m. and came back at 2:30 p.m.
How long she was not in the house?

5. Peter started answering his assignment in Math at 6:35p.m. and

finished at 7:15 p.m. How long did he answer his assignment?

Let Us Remember

Elapsed time- is the amount of time that passes from the

beginning of an event to its end.
To find the elapsed time, you can use the following methods/ways:
• number line
• counting method
Count the number of seconds and minutes from the
starting time to the time the event ended.
• subtraction
Subtract the time when the event started from the time
the event ended.

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 Let Us Assess

1. Complete the table by filling in the elapsed time.

Start time End Time Elapsed Time
3:10 am 3:40 am
7:02 pm 7:45 pm
8:25 pm 9:05 pm
5:25:20 5:55:30
1:05:50 1:30:50

Let Us Enhance

Use the table to answer the questions below.

New Normal Airlines Flight Schedule

Departure Arrival
Davao - 10:15 a.m. Cebu - 11:20 a.m.
Manila - 7:30 a.m. Cebu - 11:05 a.m.
Cebu - 4:25 p.m. Iloilo - 5:10 p.m.
Cebu - 12:35 p.m Manila - 2:05 p.m.

1. How long is the flight from Davao to Cebu?

2. If Ms. Angela is going to Manila from Cebu, how long will
her flight be?
3. How long will a group of tourist travel from Cebu to
Iloilo?

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 Let Us Reflect

As a learner, you need to develop your skills in reading the

time / clock and to be able to identify the ante-meridiem (a.m.) and
post-meridiem (p.m.). These are the things that will help you to
find the elapsed time.
When you have gained the skills in reading time, it is easy for
you to solve the problem involving time. In addition, knowing how
to read the time is another way on how you are going to manage
your time in your daily works. Make sure to familiarize the steps
on how you are going to solve elapsed time.

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Let us Assess
1.30 minutes Let Us
Let us Enhance
2.43 minutes practice More
1.1 hour and 5 Let us try
minutes 3.40 minutes 1.41seconds
2.36seconds 1. 4:40 p.m.
2. 1 hour and 4.30 minutes and Let us Practice 2. 7:10 a.m.
30 minutes 10 seconds 3.40 minutes
3. 11:40 p.m.
4.55 minutes 1. 30 minutes
3.45 minutes 5. 25 minutes 4. 12:30 p.m.
2. 55 minutes
5. 3:15 p.m.
5.40 minutes
Answer Key
 Lesson 2 – Estimating the Duration of Time
Let Us Learn

Hello there! Did you have fun answering your previous

module on finding the elapsed time?

Here is another module specially made for you to provide an

easier way to solve mathematical problems. All you must do is to
read properly and analyze the words that will lead you to become
more confident. You are about to learn on how to estimate the
duration of time in minutes (M4ME-IIIf-12).

An engaging task will be given for you to enjoy learning.

Let Us Try
Before you start the new lesson, try to answer the given
activity below, for you to know your ability and how interesting this
new skill that you are about to learn.

Complete the table by filling in the actual and estimated

elapsed time in your answer sheet.
Actual Estimated
Time started Time ended
elapsed time elapsed time
7:05 a.m. 7:28 a.m.
6:15 p.m. 6:37 p.m.
3:18 p.m. 3:42 p.m.
9:15 a.m. 9:47 a.m.
1:21 p.m. 2:13 p.m.

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 Let Us Study
To do your task, be reminded of your past learning in finding
the elapsed time. Let us get started.

Read the problem.

Aliyah woke up early in the morning. To be prepared with her

listed activities on that day, she started taking a bath at 5:17a.m.
and finished at 5:38 a.m. About how many minutes she spent in
taking a bath?

1. What was the first thing Aliyah did early in the morning?
2. At what time did she start and finish taking a bath?
3. What is asked in the problem?
4. Will you compute for the exact time that Aliyah spent in
taking a bath?
5. How are you going to solve the problem?

Let us find the solution to the problem using the steps below.
Understand
• What is asked? The estimated length of time she spent in
taking a bath.
• What are the given facts? 5:17 a.m. and 5:38 a.m.
• What is the word clue that tells you to do estimating?
“about”
Plan
• What is the operation to be used? Subtraction
• Write the number sentence. 5:38 – 5:15 = N

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Solve
• Show your solution
To estimate the amount of time spent by Aliyah in taking a
bath, you must round first the times in minutes before
subtracting.

5:38 → 5:40 (End Time) 5:38

- 5:17 → - 5:20 (Start Time) - 5:17
0:20 minutes 0:21 minutes

Estimated elapsed time Actual elapsed time

Check and look Back
• Review your answer. Check if your answer is reasonable, then
write the correct answer.

Therefore, Aliyah took a bath for about 20 minutes.

Sometimes, you will need to borrow from the hour time,

which is if the minutes from the time ended is lesser than the
minutes in the time started.
Here is another example.
Pedro loves to read magical stories. He begins reading at 8:48
a.m. and stops to take some break at 9:13 a.m. About how long
did he read?

Let us solve the problem.

Understand
• What is asked? The estimated length of time Pedro spent in
in reading
• What are the given facts? 8:48a.m. and 9:13 a.m.
Plan
• What is the operation to be used? Subtraction
• Write the number sentence. 9:13 – 8:48 = N

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Solve
• Show your solution
Remember to find the estimated time, you must round the times
in minutes. Then subtract the rounded times.
9: 13 9:10
- 8: 48 - 8:50

But, 10 is lesser than 50. You will need to borrow 1 hour from
9. One hour is equivalent to 60 minutes. Therefore, 60 will be
added to 10. And the 9 will become 8.
9: 10 rename 1 hour as 60 minutes 8:60 + 10
8:70 8:70
- 8:50
0:20 Estimated time
Check and look Back
• Review your answer. Check if your answer is reasonable,
then write the correct answer.

Therefore, Pedro reads for about 20 minutes.

Let Us Practice

1. Complete the table by finding the estimated elapsed time.

Time 7:08 p.m. 9:12 a.m. 3:41 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 8:38 p.m.
Started
Time 7:35 p.m. 9:29 a.m. 4:53 a.m. 6:14 p.m. 9:31 p.m.
Ended
Estimated
Time

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 Let Us Practice More
If you know the time started and time ended of a certain
activity, how will you know how many hour or minutes that
had passed between them? Complete the tables by finding the
estimated and actual elapsed times of the following activities.

Estimated Actual
Time Time
Activity Elapsed Elapsed
Started Ended
Time Time
reading 8:08 a.m. 8:36 a.m.
gardening 3:12 p.m. 3:49 p.m.
10:09
writing poems 9:18 p.m.
p.m.
Playing the 10:38 11:21
guitar a.m. a.m.
surfing the
5:29 p.m. 6:13 p.m.
internet

Let Us Remember
How can we estimate the duration of time in minutes? Fill in
the blank to complete the paragraph below.
To estimate the elapsed time, round the minutes in the time
ended and time started to ______. Then find the _______________

Let Us Assess
Find the estimated elapsed time. Choose the letter of the
correct answer and write it in your answer sheet.

1. Time started- 8:13 a.m.

Time ended- 8:27 a.m.
Estimated elapsed time- _____________

A. 10 min B. 14 min C. 20 min D. 30 min

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2. Time started- 5:42 p.m.
Time ended- 5:52 a.m.
Estimated elapsed time- _____________

A. 10 min B. 15 min C. 20 min D. 30 min

3. Time started- 7:08 a.m.

Time ended- 7:39 a.m.
Estimated elapsed time- _____________

A. 15 min B. 20 min C. 30 min D. 31 min

4. Ben and his groupmates made a mobile sculpture as their

project in Arts. They started at 1:42 p.m. and finished at 2:18
p.m. About how long did they make their project?
A. 20 min B. 30 min C. 36 min D. 40 min

5. Gardening is Tina’s favorite activity. Every weekend she used

to be very busy in her garden. She usually starts at 7:45 a.m.
and done at 8:36 a.m. About how long does she spend in
gardening?
A. 40 min B. 50 min C. 55 min D. 60 min

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 Let Us Enhance

Complete the table by filling in the estimated elapsed time.

Time Started Time Ended Estimated Elapsed Time

7:08 a.m. 7:35 a.m.
12:15 p.m. 12:39 p.m.
3:45 a.m. 4:23 a.m.
5:29 p.m. 6:12 p.m.
9:48 a.m. 10:21 a.m.

Let Us Reflect

To be productive with your everyday life, you need a process

of organizing and planning your activities. As well as analyzing in
advance the time you will be spending in such circumstances.
Time is very important so use it wisely and remove non-essential
tasks to achieve your goals.

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Let Us Enhance Let Us Assess
1. 30 min 1. B
2. 20 min 2. A
3. 30 min 3. D
4. 40 min 4. D
5. 30 min 5. B
Let Us Practice More Let Us Practice Let Us Try
1. 30 min, 28 min 1. 30 minutes
1. 23 min - 20 min
2. 40 min, 37 min 2. 20 minutes
2. 22 min- 20 min
3. 50 min, 51 min 3. 1 hr and 10
3. 24 min -20 min
minutes
4. 40 min, 43 min 4. 32 min-3 0 min
4. 40 minutes
5. 40 min, 44 min 5. 52 min- 50minutes
5. 50 minutes
Answer Key
Lesson 3 – Solving Problems Involving Elapsed
Time
Let Us Learn
Hello! Good day! How are you? Congratulations! You did it
well in your previous module. I know you are eager to learn our
new lesson today.
This module will guide you to have an understanding on how
to solve problems involving elapsed time (M4ME-IIIg-13). Here are
quick and easy word problems prepare for you to improve your
learning.
So, get ready and have fun while learning. God bless!

Let Us Try
Let’s get started. Do your best to finish the activity. Write
your answer in your answer sheet.
Direction: Solve the following word problems.

1. A badminton game started at 10:20 am and ended at 12:30

pm. How long did the game last?

hrs mins

2. Lovely opens her shop at 9:30 am and closes it at 10:00 pm

every day. How long is the shop open?

hrs mins

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 Let Us Study

Study each problem and answer the questions that follow.

Problem 1:

Ms. Jenny started watching her favourite TV program

at 8:15 am. She finished watching it at 8:55 am. How
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long did she watch her favorite TV program?

1. What did Jenny do?

2. At what time did she start watching her favorite TV
program?
3. At what time did she finish watching the program?
4. How are we going to solve the problem?
5. What are the steps in solving a problem?

To solve the problems, you can do these steps:

1. UNDERSTAND:
a. What is asked in the problem?
The length of time Ms. Jenny spent in watching her favorite tv
program.
b. What are the given? 8:15 a.m., 8:55 a.m
2. PLAN:
c. What operation will you use? Subtraction
d. What is the number sentence? 8:55- 8:15= N
3. SOLVE:
e. How is the solution done?
8:55
- 8:15
0:40 min.

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4. CHECK AND LOOK BACK:
f. What will you do to check if your answer is correct?
Add the difference to the subtrahend.
0:40
+ 8:15
8:55
g. What is the answer to the problem?
Ms. Jenny watched her favorite TV program in 40 minutes.

Problem 2:

Maria and Elizabeth started answering their

Summative Tests in all subjects at 7:00 am. The test
lasted for 6 hours and 30 min. What time did they
finish answering their summative tests?

1. What did Maria and Elizabeth do?

2. At what time did they start answering their Summative Test
in all subjects?
3. How long did they answer their summative tests?
4. How are we going to solve the problem?
5. What are the steps in solving a problem?

1. UNDERSTAND:
a. What is asked in the problem?
The time Maria and Elizabeth finished answering their
summative tests.
b. What are the given? 7:00 a.m., 6 hrs & 30 min
2. PLAN:
c. What operation will you use? Addition
d. What is the number sentence? 7:00 + 6:30= N

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 3. SOLVE:
e. How is the solution done?

7:00
+ 6:30
13:30 - 13:30 means 1 hr. and 30 min after 12 noon or
1:30 p.m.

4. CHECK AND LOOK BACK:

f. What will you do to check if your answer is correct?
Add the difference to the subtrahend.
13: 30
- 6: 30
7 :00

g. What is the answer to the problem?

Maria and Elizabeth finished answering their Summative
Tests at 1:30 p.m.

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 Let Us Practice
Read and solve the following problems with speed and accuracy.
1) It takes Kamil 2 hours to fix the engine of her car. She starts
fixing at 8:18 in the morning. At what time will she finish
fixing the engine of her car?
a) What is asked in the problem? _____________
b) What are the given? _____________
c) What operation will you use?_____________
d) What is the mathematical sentence?_____________
e) How is the solution done? _____________
f) What is the answer to the problem?_____________

2) Elisha is going to watch Disney movie. The clocks show

when the movie starts and ends. How long is the movie?

1:10pm 3:15pm

Start End
a) What is asked in the problem? _____________
b) What are the given? _____________
c) What operation will you use? _____________
d) What is the mathematical sentence? _____________
e) How is the solution done? _____________
f) What is the answer to the problem? _____________

3. Jacob has a voice lesson starts at 6:00 pm every night and

it ends at 8:15 pm. How long does his voice lesson take?
a) What is asked in the problem? _____________
b) What are the given? _____________
c) What operation will you use? _____________
d) What is the mathematical sentence? _____________
e) How is the solution done? _____________
f) What is the answer to the problem? _____________

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 Let Us Practice More

Directions: Read and solve the problems below. Follow the

steps in solving problems.
Problem Answer
1. Nes started cleaning her closet at 3:15
pm. If she finished at 5:15 pm, how long did
Nes spend cleaning her closet?
2. A group of young people set a date for
their trip in Bukidnon. The group was told
to arrive at 7:00 in the morning. The trip
took them to 5 hours. What time did the
young people start their trip?
3. Leticia was invited to a wedding that
started at 3:30 pm. If the wedding ended at
8:20 pm, how long did the wedding last?

Let Us Remember
In solving problem involving elapsed time, there are
guiding questions that we should follow to solve and practice
strategies of subtracting and adding time and apply them in real
life scenario.
Understand
1. What is asked in the problem?
2. What are the given?
Plan
3. What operation will you use?
4. What is the mathematical sentence?
Solve
5. How is the solution done?
Check and Look back
6. What is the answer to the problem?

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 Let Us Assess
Read and answer each problem. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write the chosen letter in your answer sheet.
1. Maria joined the cooking contest. The contest started at 9:30
am and she needed 1 hour and 30 minutes to prepare the
ingredients. At what time she needs to be there to get herself
ready for the contest?
A. 8:00 a.m.
B. 8:30 a.m.
C. 9:00 a.m.
D. 9:30 a.m.
2. The teachers started encoding learner’s enrollment data at
8:30 am. They finished their work at 10:10 am. How long did
they spend in encoding learners’ enrollment data?
A. 1 hour and 30 minutes
B. 1 hour and 35 minutes
C. 1 hour and 40 minutes
D. 1 hour and 45 minutes
3. Markee started reading his Bible at 10:18 am. He stopped
reading at 11:05 a m. How long did Markee read his Bible?
A. 47 min
B. 50 min
C. 49 min
D. 46 min

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 Let Us Enhance
Read each card and solve the following problems.

Problem 1: Problem 2:
Jerry started painting Karmell stopped
his room at 6:15 in the playing basketball at
morning. He finished 9:15 am. He played for
painting his room 3 35 minutes. What time
hours later. At what did he start playing
time did he finish his basketball?
painting?

Problem 3:
Erica’s debut party started at 5:30pm. The food was served at
7:30pm. How long did they wait before the food is served?

Let Us Reflect

Elapsed time is the amount of time that elapses, or passes,

from the start of an activity to the end. Knowing how to solve
elapsed time problems is important for making plans, and it is a
vital part in time management in general.
I hope you enjoyed and learned our lesson today.
Congratulations! God bless you!

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Answer Key

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References

• Mathematics 4 LM pp. 174-180

• Mathematics 4 TG pp. 232-239
• MELCs Mathematics 4 p. 26-28
• Soaring High with Mathematics 4, pp. 197-202
• Mathematics for Everyday Life 4, pp. 174-177
• Tabilan, A.R., Arce, I.B., Pascua, R.V., et.al
(2015)Mathematics Grade 4 Teacher’s
Guide.Department of Education

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