Question

Susan is 15 minutes late for a meeting she was supposed to attend at 2:45 p.m. So, she reached the meeting hall at

• A. 2:30 p.m.
• B. 2:45 p.m.
• C. 3:00 p.m.
• D. 3:15 p.m.

Answer 1

The correct option is C 3:00 p.m.

The meeting started at 2:45 pm.
Susan came 15 minutes late.

That is, she reached in 15 minutes after 2:45.
We have, $45+15=60$.
So, adding 15 minutes to 45 minutes makes 60 minutes and we know 60 minutes = 1 hour.
So, 2hrs 60 minutes is same as (2+1) hours = 3:00

$\therefore$ Susan reached the meeting hall at 3:00 pm.