Question

What is 01:05AM - 2:06

Answer 1

What do you think it is?

Answer 2

What have you tried so far? Any guesses?

Answer 3

10:59PM

Answer 4

So they are trying to see if you can subtract with time?

Answer 5

That is what I think he means

Answer 6

Well, what are the optional choices? If there are any

Answer 7

The difference between 01:05AM and 2:06AM/PM?
I don't know. This is my best guess on the question

Answer 8

1:05AM - 2hrs and 6min

Answer 9

That will be 10:59PM

Answer 10

the difference is a mathematical term for subtraction

Answer 11

So yes we are subtracting time here

Answer 12

We have a starting time of 1:05am and we need to go back 2hrs and 6 minutes

Answer 13

Can you show me how to do it with "paper and pencil"

Answer 14

Ok. Lets do the hours first
\[1:05AM - 2\] is 11:05AM

Answer 15

Then you take away 6
\[11:05PM-00:06\]
\[10:59PM\]

Answer 16

Nice drawing ;)

Answer 17

hmm it works for easier ones... but what about when you get into 24 hour time and you have seconds.

Answer 18

@Ahsome is correct, but I wanted to show a graphic drawing as the "question asker" needs to know how to write this down on paper.

Answer 19

In graphing terms

Answer 20

So @CoconutJJ when you want to solve this problem you should just draw a clock

Answer 21

1am 5pm 6pm

all the times.

Answer 22

problem with that is when the number of hours is greater than 24

Answer 23

Can you give example?

Answer 24

Remember that 24hrs is 1 full day.

So say you had 5pm - 24hrs

You would just go back a FULL DAY and go to 5pm yesterday

Answer 25

yea but what about this 23:09:56PM - 78hrs:53min:23secs

Answer 26

23:09:56PM - 78hrs:53min:23secs

So our starting time is 23hours: 09minutes: 56seconds

we must subtract 78hrs: 53minutes:23seconds

from our starting time

Note: 78hrs is 3days and 6hrs

Answer 27

So lets start with the seconds

What 56 - 23?

Answer 28

I'm in search of some algorithmic way. like normal "vertical" subtract

Answer 29

33

Answer 30

33 is our seconds

now lets move on to minutes

09minutes minus 53minutes

Now we cannot subtract 53minutes from 09minutes. We must borrow 1hour from 23.

23-1 = 22

1:09minutes - 53minutes = ?

Answer 31

16min

Answer 32

Sorry I disappeared

So now we have 22hrs 16min and 33seconds

Answer 33

We need to subtract 78hrs from 22hrs

Answer 34

This is sort of weird as you are basically subtracting 3FULL days which will bring it right back to 22hrs. Just 3 days back. But then we will also have to subtract 6hrs from 22hrs

What is 22 - 6 ?

Answer 35

It seems that you might be afk so I will answer this for you.

22 - 6 = 16

Answer 36

Our final answer is

16hrs 16min and 33 seconds

Answer 37

16hrs 16min 33seconds

Remember this is 3days 6hrs 53min and 23seconds back from the starting point of

23hrs 09min and 56seconds

Answer 38

If you have any more questions just let me know :)