Problem Solving 10. Suppose you arrive at a movie at \( 7: 15 \). The movie begins at \( 7: 00 \). Are you early or late? 1. Story hour at the library begins at \( 2: 45 \). Is this closer to \( 2: 00 \) or \( 3: 00 \) ? 2. Piano lessons end at a quarter to 4 . Write this time in numbers.

If you arrive at a movie at 7:15 and it began at 7:00, you're late by 15 minutes! Remember, it always pays to arrive early so you can grab some popcorn and settle in before the show starts! Story hour beginning at 2:45 is closer to 3:00, just 15 minutes away, while 2:00 is an entire 45 minutes beforehand – that's way more than a simple hop, skip, and jump! Lastly, a quarter to 4 in numbers is written as 3:45. It's the magical time when the clock’s hour hand is creeping toward 4 while the minute hand is resting at 9!