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Comparing Time Durations

At the swimming carnival, compare how long each activity takes. Remember: 1 minute = 60 seconds. Circle or write your answers, and show your thinking where asked.

Compare and convert

Use minutes and seconds to work out which duration is longer or shorter.

1.Mason swims one warm-up length in 48 seconds. Amira swims one in 1 minute. Who takes longer?

Mason
Amira
They take the same time

2.Layla-Mae practises a backstroke start for 90 seconds. Which duration is exactly the same?

1 minute 20 seconds
1 minute 30 seconds
2 minutes

3.Order these three carnival events from shortest to longest: 75 seconds, 1 minute 5 seconds, and 1 minute 25 seconds.

4.A relay changeover takes 2 minutes. A team celebration takes 115 seconds. The relay changeover lasts longer.

TrueFalse

5.Match each time on the left with an equal time on the right.

120 seconds
105 seconds
1 minute 15 seconds

75 seconds
1 minute 45 seconds
2 minutes

6.Mason’s kickboard race takes 2 minutes 10 seconds. Amira’s takes 1 minute 50 seconds. How much longer does Mason’s race take?

7.Layla-Mae’s dive practice takes 1 minute 25 seconds. That is seconds.

8.A 100-metre race took 138 seconds. Mason says that is less than 2 minutes. Is Mason correct? Explain using seconds.

9.Invent two swimming-carnival activities. Give each one a duration in minutes and seconds, then write which activity takes longer. Make sure your two durations are different.