Question

you ate dinner 40 minutes earlier because than 6pm what time was that

Answer 1

you mean 40 minutes before 6 pm?

Answer 2

40 minutes before 6 pm is 5:20 pm

Answer 3

Satellite, you should have asked her if she knew how to subtract time. There's a procedure for that.

Answer 4

hello numbers!

Answer 5

really? i don't know it.

Answer 6

hello statellite!

Answer 7

nice to see you again

Answer 8

\[6:00 - 0:40 = 5:60 - 0:40 = 5:20\]

Answer 9

It's kinda like the borrowing method for subtraction

Answer 10

except this is with time and minutes only go up to 60

Answer 11

Same here! Thanks hero and thanks satellite

Answer 12

@Satellite73 seems to think that demonstrating the methods behind mathematical procedures is beneath him.