Question

Anu's mother started preparing lunch at 12:10 PM. She completed her cooking at 1:40 PM. How much time did she take to cook?

• A. 2 hours
• B. 1 hour 30 minutes
• C. 1 hour
• D. 30 minutes

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 hour 30 minutes

Given, Anu's mother started cooking at 12:10 PM.
Anu's mother stopped cooking at 1:40 PM.

To find : Time taken by Anu's mother to cook lunch.

1 hour after 12:10, the time will be 1:10.
When we add 30 minutes to 1:10, we get 1:40.

Hence, the time taken to prepare lunch is 1 hour 30 minutes.