Cricket Match Hours
Opener: Pakistan plays Australia in a one-day match. The match begins at 2:30 in the afternoon. The full game ends at 10:15 at night. Bilal is allowed to watch only 4 hours. Will he see the end if he sits down at 2:30?
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
Long events cross several hours. To plan you must know how many hours will pass and which clock time you will be at, at the start and at the end. Some events stretch from afternoon into night, which means crossing 12.
Way 1, jump hour by hour: From 2:30 add one hour to reach 3:30. Add another to reach 4:30. Add another to reach 5:30. Add another to reach 6:30. That is 4 hours added. Bilal must leave at 6:30. The match ends at 10:15. So he will miss the last 3 hours 45 minutes.
Way 2, find total length first: From 2:30 to 10:15 is 7 hours 45 minutes. The full match is 7 hours 45 minutes long. Bilal can watch 4 of those hours. So 7 hours 45 minutes minus 4 hours equals 3 hours 45 minutes that he will miss.
Way 3, work backwards from the end: He wants to see the last over. Match ends 10:15. Subtract 4 hours to see when he must arrive. 10:15 minus 4 hours equals 6:15. So if Bilal watches from 6:15 to 10:15, he gets the most exciting last 4 hours of the match.
Estimated time: 11 min