Example 1 · level 1 — a gentle start
A film starts at 06:00 and lasts 29 minutes. What time does it end?
- 05:29
- 06:29
- 06:00
- 07:29
Answer: 06:29 — 29 minutes is 0h 29m, so 06:00 + 29m = 06:29.
11+ time and money questions
Time and money comes up in the maths paper of every major 11+ format. Here is what the questions look like, the method that works under time pressure, and five worked examples with the full reasoning, from a gentle start to a hard paper.
Maths · examined by GL and CEM · 5 worked examples
What your child needs to know
- Time isn't decimal: 60 minutes make an hour, not 100.
- Add the hours first, then the leftover minutes.
Where marks get lost: For money, work out the cost first, then take it from what was paid.
Worked examples
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Example 2 · level 2 — typical of early practice
A film starts at 10:10 and lasts 57 minutes. What time does it end?
- 11:50
- 10:07
- 12:07
- 11:07
Answer: 11:07 — 57 minutes is 0h 57m, so 10:10 + 57m = 11:07.
Example 3 · level 3 — standard paper difficulty
3 pens cost £1.29 each. How much change is there from £5.00?
- £3.71
- £1.13
- £3.87
- £2.42
Answer: £1.13 — 3 × £1.29 = £3.87. £5.00 − £3.87 = £1.13.
Example 4 · level 4 — a harder paper
A film starts at 10:25 and lasts 167 minutes. What time does it end?
- 12:12
- 14:12
- 13:12
- 15:25
Answer: 13:12 — 167 minutes is 2h 47m, so 10:25 + 167m = 13:12.
Example 5 · level 5 — the level that separates candidates
4 pens cost £10.28 each. How much change is there from £45.00?
- £14.16
- £3.88
- £34.72
- £41.12
Answer: £3.88 — 4 × £10.28 = £41.12. £45.00 − £41.12 = £3.88.
How to practise this at home
- Work in short, frequent sessions. Ten minutes daily beats an hour at the weekend, because the recall gap is what builds memory.
- Insist on written working, even for questions your child can do in their head — under exam pressure the method is what survives.
- When an answer is wrong, ask them to explain their reasoning before you correct it. The error is almost always in one step, not the whole approach.
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