Patrick wakes up at 7:15 a.m. He takes 30 minutes to get dressed and eat breakfast. He packs his lunch and then reads for 14 minutes before he leaves his house at 8:10 a.m. How many minutes does Patrick take to pack his lunch?

Answer

To find out how long Patrick takes to pack his lunch, we need to calculate the total time he spend at home and subtract the time spent on other activities. 1. Calculate the total time Patrick is at home: He wakes up at 7:15 a.m. and leaves at 8:10 a.m. From 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. is 45 minutes. From 8:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. is 10 minutes. Total time = 45 + 10 = 55 minutes. 2. Identify the time spent on other known activities: Getting dressed and eating breakfast takes 30 minutes. Reading takes 14 minutes. Total known activity time = 30 + 14 = 44 minutes. 3. Calculate the time remaining for packing lunch: Total time - Known activity time = Packing lunch time. 55 minutes - 44 minutes = 11 minutes. Patrick takes 11 minutes to pack his lunch.