Question

Cosmo and his friends played a basketball game in $2$ halves of $35\text{minutes}$ each. They took a break of $12\text{minutes}$ in between. How much time does the game last in total including the break time?

• A. $82\text{minutes}$
• B. $45\text{minutes}$
• C. $90\text{minutes}$
• D. $60\text{minutes}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $82\text{minutes}$

Let's calculate the length of the game.

Number of halves $=2$
Time for each half $=35\text{minutes}$
Time spent playing = Number of halves $\times$ Time for each half
$=2\times 35$
Let's split $35$ as $30+5$.
$=2\times 30+2\times 5$
$=60+10$
$=70\text{minutes}$
Break time taken by them $=12\text{minutes}$
Total time = Time spent playing + Break time taken by them
$=70+12$
$=82\text{minutes}$
Hence, the correct answer is option D.