Military Time Practice Worksheet: 30 Problems With Answers

This worksheet has 30 military time problems in 5 sections, with answers and a one-line explanation for each. Work through a section, then check your answers in the table below it. The problems match the conversions tested on the ASVAB, nursing and EMT exams.

Rules to Remember

• Hours 13–23: subtract 12 and add PM.
• PM times 1–11: add 12.
• 12 AM = 00; 12 PM = 12.
• Always write 4 digits with no colon.

Section 1: Military to Standard Time

#	Convert	Answer	Why
1	0500	5:00 AM	01–11 are AM
2	1310	1:10 PM	13 − 12 = 1
3	1645	4:45 PM	16 − 12 = 4
4	2215	10:15 PM	22 − 12 = 10
5	0930	9:30 AM	drop the zero
6	1159	11:59 AM	last AM minute
7	1905	7:05 PM	19 − 12 = 7
8	2350	11:50 PM	23 − 12 = 11

Section 2: Standard to Military Time

#	Convert	Answer	Why
9	3:25 AM	0325	leading zero
10	8:00 PM	2000	8 + 12
11	10:40 AM	1040	keep the hour
12	6:15 PM	1815	6 + 12
13	11:30 PM	2330	11 + 12
14	1:05 PM	1305	1 + 12
15	7:50 AM	0750	leading zero
16	4:00 PM	1600	4 + 12

Section 3: Midnight and Noon

#	Convert	Answer	Why
17	12:00 AM	0000	midnight is 00
18	12:45 AM	0045	hour 00
19	12:00 PM	1200	noon stays 12
20	1230	12:30 PM	hour 12 is PM
21	0001	12:01 AM	one minute after midnight
22	2359	11:59 PM	last minute of the day

Section 4: Time Math

#	Problem	Answer	Why
23	0800 + 6 h 30 min	1430	add hours and minutes
24	2230 + 3 h	0130 (next day)	25 − 24 = 01
25	0730 to 1615	8 h 45 min	borrow 60 minutes
26	2200 to 0630	8 h 30 min	add 24 to the end
27	8 h 45 min in decimal	8.75	45 ÷ 60

Section 5: Pronunciation

#	Say	Answer
28	0800	“zero eight hundred hours”
29	2000	“twenty hundred hours”
30	1405	“fourteen zero five hours”

Scoring

• 27–30 correct: ready for any test.
• 20–26 correct: review the 12 o’clock rules and time math.
• Under 20: study the conversion guide and try again.

Check any answer with the military time converter, take the 7-question quiz on the homepage, or print the military time chart for study.