Question

Quarter of an hour equals .

• A. 15 minutes
• B. 20 minutes
• C. 45 minutes

Answer 1

The correct option is A 15 minutes

$\underset{–}{\text{Quarter}:}$
If anything is divided into 4 equal parts then quarter of that thing is one part of those four equal parts i.e. $\frac{1}{4}th$ portion of anything is regarded as quarter of that thing.


Here, quarter of one hour is ${\frac{1}{4}}^{th}$ part of one hour is equal to $\frac{1}{4}\times 60\text{minutes}=15\text{minutes}$

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