Question

A traveller arrived at 17: 25. The journey took 5 hours and 50 minutes. What time did the traveller start?

Answer 1

Answer is   11:35

Explanation:

"5 hours 50 minutes" is close to "6 hours"

Let's subtract 6 hours from 17:25

It would drop us to 11:25 since 17-6 = 11.

When we subtracted 6 hours, we subtracted 10 extra minutes that we shouldn't have done. To fix this, add 10 minutes on to go from 11:25 to 11:35

Answer 2

Answer:

The traveler started at 11:35

Step-by-step explanation:

The question already gives you the time that the traveler arrived which is 17:25 and how long it took them to get to the desired location which was 5 hours 50 minutes. So what you need to do is subtract the time the traveler arrived to how long it took to get there.

Equation:

17:25 - 5:50

= 11:35