146 Answered Questions for the topic Time

05/09/19

Seeming correlation between time of day and earthquakes?
I live in a generally geographically active area (Southern California, near the San Andreas fault, if that matters), that has had two relatively minor earthquakes that I have felt in the last week... more
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05/02/19

Is it possible that people perceive time differently than others do?
All of my life I have been told to be more patient, to stop "racing through life", etc. Happily, I am finally mature enough to accept that as solid advice, but I am curious as to whether it is... more
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Time Python

05/01/19

How do I get time of a Python program's execution?
I have a command line program in Python that takes a while to finish. I want to know the exact time it takes to finish running.I've looked at the `timeit` module, but it seems it's only for small... more
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04/28/19

What do 'real', 'user' and 'sys' mean in the output of time(1)?
$ time foo real 0m0.003s user 0m0.000s sys 0m0.004s $ What do 'real', 'user' and 'sys' mean in the output of time? Which one is meaningful when benchmarking my app?
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04/02/19

Meaning of “come eleven a.m. or so”?
I'm reading *The Fermented Man* by Derek Dillinger. The author talks about his reaction towards sugary sweets after one year of eating very simply. It turns out the average amount of sugar most... more
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03/28/19

How should one say times aloud in 24-hour notation?
A couple years ago, I switched all my personal clocks 24-hour notation. I live in the US, and 24-hour time is used very, very rarely. So, I haven't been able to listen to anyone say times... more
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03/26/19

How do I say "before" or "used to" in Japanese?
朝、作文を書いた時、疑問に思いました。 How can I say something like: > I didn't use to like this band. > Before, I didn't like this band.
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03/21/19

For the time being vs. "for now"?
Consider the following passages:> A litter made of two rifles and two field jackets would suffice **for now**. That was good news; another bit was that the EPW was a lieutenant, a regimental... more
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03/14/19

How can I say "Right now", or "At that exact moment"?
Saying "now" is easy, with 今, but in my experience that doesn't express so much "right now, this instant" as it does "currently". I am looking for structure that translates these examples well: -... more
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12/20/18

Distance, displacement speed and velocity

A student went for a run. She ran for exactly 22 minutes at an average speed of 4.0m/s calculate the distance she ran in km and state the equation that links distance travelled, average speed time.
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Time Travel Car

12/11/18

One car travels 200 mi. A second car, traveling 10mi/h faster than the first car, makes the same trip in 1hr less time. Find the speed of the slower car.
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11/17/18

I need help with HW
Isabelle is trying to predict the time required to ride her bike to the nearby beach. She knows that the distance is 45 km and, from other trips, that she can usually average about 20 km/h. Predict... more
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Time Distance Rate

11/08/18

Word problem involving rate time and distance
A car in the bus sit out at 2 PM from the same point headed in the same direction the average speed of the car is 30 mph slower than twice the speed of the bus in 2 hours the car is 20 miles ahead... more
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10/28/18

Velocity, How far does the object move?
An object moving on a number line as position s given by s=t^2 (where t is measured in seconds and s in feet). At time t=2, its velocity is 4 feet per second, as you can check .How far does it move... more
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10/22/18

Distance Rate and Time Problem
Joan left Durham with a speed of 47 mph. Sam also left at the same time in the opposite direction at a speed of 41 mph. Find how many hours Sam must travel for them to be 228 miles apart?NOTE: I... more
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Time

10/12/18

A car race began at 08:45 and finished at 14:35. How long did the race last?
I have a test very soon and i do not understand 24 hour time that much. Also i do not get how to work out word problems.
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Time Height

09/29/18

After how many seconds will the object be 192 feet high?
an object is thrown straight upward. its height in feet is y, after t seconds is given by the equation y=-16t^2+12t. after how many seconds will the object be 192 high?
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09/28/18

Length of time?
A program will finish a project in 72 hours. But for one hour of that time, I can make it go 10 times faster. How much time will it cut off the total and what is the new total time it will take?
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09/23/18

If a ball is thrown straight up into the air with an initial velocity of 60 ft/s...?
If a ball is thrown straight up into the air with an initial velocity of 60 ft/s, its height in feet after t seconds is given by y=60t−16t^2. Find the average velocity for the time period beginning... more
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Time Clock

07/28/18

Clock position on day 60th?
A camera is set at an object and first photo taken at 1:00am and every 9 hours after that for 60 days.   The first 3 notes times are 1,10 and 7 without reference to am or pm.    What is the... more
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Time

07/26/18

Why does a chemical reaction takes time?
Interaction between atoms which is generally change in the electronic environment. But why does this takes time?
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Time

07/11/18

Someone ate 912 skittles in 12 hours, how long did it take to eat each skittle?
912 skittles, average per skittle in 12 hours.
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06/29/18

How many hours will Andrea be walking?
Andrea has 6 hours to spend training for an upcoming race. She completes her training by running full speed the distance of the race and walking back the same distance to cool down. If she runs at... more
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Time

05/30/18

Heather was in Atlanta for 1 hour and 30 minutes, and her flight from Atlanta to Orlando was 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Heather landed in Orlando at 5:15 P.M.
Heather flew from Boston to Orlando with a stop in Atlanta to switch planes. The flight from Boston to Atlanta was 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Heather was in Atlanta for 1 hour and 30 minutes, and... more
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05/14/18

A car traveling 80 MPH, how much time will it take to get 60 miles
Traveling time from Detroit to Flint, Michigan
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