Question

The drama club is showing a video of their recent play.The first showing will begin at 2:30pm.The second showing was scheduled to start at 5:25pm with a 1/2hour break between the showings.How long is the video in hours and minutes?

Answer 1

The answer would be 2 hrs and 25 mins

Answer 2

The second showing had begun at 5:25. And there had been a 1/2 hour (30 minutes) break before it. So we substract this break from 5:25 and we get 4:55 - the time when the first showing had ended. 

So the first showing had begun at 2:30 and had ended at 4:55. By substracting 2:30 from 4:55 we get 2:25 - that's the duration of the video.

The answer is 2 hours and 25 minutes.