Question

The priest told the devotee " The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes The last bell was rung five minutes ago The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 am" At what time did the priest give his information to the devotee?

• A. $6:55am$
• B. $7:00am$
• C. $7:05am$
• D. $7:10am$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $7:05am$

The next bell is going to be rung at 7 : 45 am Duration of each bell = 45 minutes
$\therefore$ Last bell = 7 : 45 - 45 minutes = 7 am But the priest told that bells has rung five minutes ago
$\therefore$ 7 am + 5 minutes = 7:05 am