Question

1. the year 7 championship spelling bee began at 8:15 am, and lasted 3 hours and 48 minutes. what time did the spelling bee end?

11:15 am
11:48 am
11:63 pm
12:03 pm

Explanation:

Add the hours to the start time

$$ 8:15\text{ am} + 3\text{ hours} = 11:15\text{ am} $$

Add the minutes to the intermediate time

$$ 11:15\text{ am} + 48\text{ minutes} = 11:63\text{ am} $$

Convert minutes exceeding 60 into hours

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Answer:

• (A) 11:15 am
• (B) 11:48 am
• (C) 11:63 pm
• (D) 12:03 pm (Correct answer)