Understanding Time Duration for 7-Year-Olds

Learn how to calculate how long Paul was away from home using simple time addition.

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To find out how long Paul was away from home, we need to subtract the time he left from the time he returned.

1. Paul left at 7:25 AM.

2. Paul returned at 3:15 PM.

Now, let's break it into steps:

  1. Convert both times to a 24-hour format:
    7:25 AM is 07:25
    3:15 PM is 15:15.
  2. Subtract 07:25 from 15:15:
   15:15 
-  07:25 
___________ 
   07:50

So, Paul was away from home for 7 hours and 50 minutes.

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