{"id":864,"date":"2025-10-15T12:05:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=864"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:21:30","slug":"how-is-time-related-to-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/how-is-time-related-to-math\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Time Related to Math?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-871 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob3-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We often use the following phrases-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>classroom time table<\/li>\n<li>break time<\/li>\n<li>time of each period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>time to go to school<\/li>\n<li>school over time<\/li>\n<li>time to sleep<\/li>\n<li>time to go to play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The common thing that we can see here is the word \u2018time\u2019. Let us learn more about the application of time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We already know,\u00a0various conversion factors from days to hours and then hours to minutes. It can be summarized by the table below shows the conversion from bigger UOM to smaller UOM.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-869\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-3-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>24 Hour clock time<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We normally use 12-hour clock system in which the hour hand of the clock moves\u00a0clockwise (circular motion towards right) twice a day (24 hours). Some departments like<b>\u00a0railways, airlines<\/b>, etc. use 24-hour clock system because they do not use a.m. and p.m.<\/p>\n<p>A day has 24 hours. The time in a 12-hour clock is divided between two periods.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 midnight to 12 noon<\/li>\n<li>12 noon to 12 midnight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ante Meridiem or a.m<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The time between 12 midnight to 12 noon.<\/p>\n<p><b>Post Meridiem or p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The time between 12 noon to 12 midnight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To get the 24-hour clock time, we add 12 to the time in pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-866\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-1-1-300x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fun Fact<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-870\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10! seconds is exactly 6 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>10! means 10 factorial.<\/p>\n<p>10! = 10 \u00d7 9 \u00d7 8 \u00d7 7 \u00d7 6 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 4 \u00d7 3 \u00d7 2 \u00d7 1 = 3628800 seconds. Which is 42 days, or<br \/>\n6 weeks, exactly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Conversion of higher units into lower units<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>13 hours into minutes<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Solution<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 hour = 60 minutes<\/p>\n<p>13 hours = 13 \u00d7 60 minutes<\/p>\n<p>= 780 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>6 hours 20 minutes<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Solution<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 hour = 60 minutes<\/p>\n<p>6 hours = 6 \u00d7 60 minutes<\/p>\n<p>= 360 minutes<\/p>\n<p>6 hours 20 minutes = 360 + 20 = 380 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<b>15 minutes into seconds<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 minute = 60 seconds<\/p>\n<p>15 minutes = 15 \u00d7 60 seconds<\/p>\n<p>= 900 seconds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>9 minutes 35 seconds into seconds<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 minute = 60 seconds<\/p>\n<p>9 minutes = 9 \u00d7 60 seconds<\/p>\n<p>= 540 seconds<\/p>\n<p>9 minutes\u00a035 seconds = 540 + 35 = 575 seconds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>7\u00a0days into hours<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Day = 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>7\u00a0Days = 7 \u00d7 24 = 168 hours<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>15 days 17 hours into hours<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 day = 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>15 days = 15 \u00d7 24 = 360 hours<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0days 17 hours = 360 + 17 = 377 hours<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>8\u00a0weeks 5 days into days<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 week = 7 days<\/p>\n<p>8 weeks = 8 \u00d7 7 = 56 days<\/p>\n<p>8 weeks 5 days = 56 + 5 days = 61 days<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Conversion of lower units into higher units<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us understand through example-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Convert 240 seconds into minutes<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>60 seconds = 1\u00a0minute<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-872\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"103\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, 240 seconds = 240 \u00f7 60 = 4 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Convert 145\u00a0hrs\u00a0into days and hours<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>24 hours = 1 day<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, 145\u00a0hrs\u00a0= 145 \u00f7 24 hours<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>= 6 days 1 hour<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Convert 54 minutes into hours.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We know, 60 minutes = 1\u00a0hour<\/p>\n<p>or, 1 minute = 1\/60 hour<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, 54 minutes = 54\/60 hour = 9\/10 hours<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Converts 800 hours into days.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>24 hours = 1 day<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, 800 hours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = 800 \u00f7 24 days<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>24 )\u00a0800 ( 33<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 72<\/p>\n<p>080<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 72<\/p>\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>= 33 days 8 hours<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have seen time is used in our practical life on everyday basis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let us look at a few examples to demonstrate operations on time and its use in real life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rose is 12 years 6 months old and Patty is 12 years 8 months old. What is their total age?\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Rose&#8217;s age\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =12\u00a0years\u00a0 6\u00a0months<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Patty&#8217;s age\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = 12\u00a0years\u00a0 8\u00a0months<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Total of their ages\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0= 24 years 14 months<\/p>\n<p>=\u00a024 years 1 year 2 months<\/p>\n<p>=\u00a025 years 2 months<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Victor left for school at 7:45 a.m. He came back home at 2:30 p.m. Find the difference in time between his leaving and coming home.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>.(i)\u00a07:45 a.m. = 07:45 (24-hour clock time)<\/p>\n<p>2:30 p.m. = 14:30 (24-hour clock time)<\/p>\n<p>Difference 14:30 &#8211; 07:45<\/p>\n<p>= 6:45, i.e., 6 hours 45 minutes<\/p>\n<p>(ii)\u00a0Time from 7:45 a.m. to noon = 12 &#8211; 7:45 = 4 hours 15 m<\/p>\n<p>Time from 12 noon to 2:30 p.m. = 2 hour 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, total time taken = 4 hours 15 minutes +<br \/>\n2 hour 30 minutes\u00a0= 6 hours 45 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shiva Ganga Express started from Varanasi at 18:45 hours and reached New Delhi at 07:15 hours next day. How long has it taken to cover the distance from Varanasi to New Delhi?\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Time taken from 18:45 to 24 midnight = 5 hours 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Time taken from 24 midnight to 07:15 = 7 hours 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Total time taken = 5 hours 15 minutes + 7 hours 15 minutes\u00a0= 12 hours 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fun Facts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earlier people used burning candles, sunlight or dripping water or sifting sand to measure time.<\/li>\n<li>Time does not tick at the same rate in every part of the universe.<\/li>\n<li>It ticks faster on Mount Everest than it does in the Death Valley. A year goes by 15 microseconds faster at the top of\u00a0Mount Everest than it does at sea level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It actually takes 23 hours 56min 4.2 secs for earth to rotate once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often use the following phrases- classroom time table break time time of each period time to go to school school over time time to sleep time to go to play The common thing that we can see here is the word \u2018time\u2019. 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