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Quarter of an hour equals .

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15 minutes
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20 minutes
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45 minutes
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Solution

The correct option is A 15 minutes
Quarter:––––––––
If anything is divided into 4 equal parts then quarter of that thing is one part of those four equal parts i.e. 14th portion of anything is regarded as quarter of that thing.


Here, quarter of one hour is 14th part of one hour is equal to 14×60 minutes=15 minutes

Shaded region in the above image is the region covered by minute hand in quarter of an hour i.e. 15 minutes.

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