diff --git a/app/helpers/quizzes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/quizzes_helper.rb
index 96b46c28f7d..8611ebe76d4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/quizzes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/quizzes_helper.rb
@@ -173,4 +173,17 @@ module QuizzesHelper
       match.sub(%r{(<option.*?value=['"]#{ERB::Util.h(a)}['"])}, '\\1 selected')
     end
   end
+
+  def duration_in_minutes(duration_seconds)
+    if duration_seconds < 60
+      duration_minutes = 0
+    else
+      duration_minutes = (duration_seconds / 60).round
+    end
+    t("#quizzes.helpers.duration_in_minutes",
+      { :zero => "less than 1 minute",
+        :one => "1 minute",
+        :other => "%{count} minutes" },
+      :count => duration_minutes)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_right_side.html.erb b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_right_side.html.erb
index 62ccf1e678b..6df87587764 100644
--- a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_right_side.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_right_side.html.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <tbody>
         <tr>
           <th><%= before_label(:time, "Time") %></th>
-          <td><%= time_ago_in_words(Time.now - ((@submission.finished_at || @submission.end_at || @submission.started_at) - @submission.started_at)) %></td>
+          <td><%= duration_in_minutes((@submission.finished_at || @submission.end_at || @submission.started_at) - @submission.started_at) %></td>
         </tr>
         <% unless @quiz.assignment.present? && @quiz.assignment.muted? %>
         <tr style="<%= hidden if @quiz.quiz_type == 'survey' %>">
diff --git a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_submission.html.erb b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_submission.html.erb
index 43c7d441125..63920bdb2ba 100644
--- a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_submission.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_submission.html.erb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 </div>
 <% end %>
 <div class="quiz_duration" style="<%= hidden if @quiz.ungraded? %>">
-  <%= t(:attempt_duration, "This attempt took %{duration}.", :duration => time_ago_in_words(Time.now + @submission.duration)) %>
+  <%= t(:attempt_duration, "This attempt took %{duration}.", :duration => duration_in_minutes(@submission.duration)) %>
 </div>
 <% if @quiz.require_lockdown_browser && @quiz.require_lockdown_browser_for_results && !@lockdown_browser_authorized_to_view && !can_do(@quiz, @current_user, :grade) %>
 <p>
diff --git a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_summary.html.erb b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_summary.html.erb
index e42344437a0..b73bf28c120 100644
--- a/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/quizzes/_quiz_summary.html.erb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <%= before_label(:quiz_due, "Due") %> <%= datetime_string(q.due_at) %><br/>
       <% end %>
       <% if q.time_limit %>
-        <%= before_label(:quiz_time_limit, "Time Limit") %> <%= time_ago_in_words(Time.now - q.time_limit.minutes) %><br/>
+        <%= before_label(:quiz_time_limit, "Time Limit") %> <%= duration_in_minutes(q.time_limit.minutes) %><br/>
       <% end %>
       <% if q.allowed_attempts && q.allowed_attempts != 1 %>
         <% if q.allowed_attempts > 0 %>