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What is the difference, in hours and minutes, between these times?

a) 11:25 and 14:10

Answer :

Final answer:

The difference between the times 11:25 and 14:10 is 2 hours and 45 minutes. This is determined by subtracting minutes and hours separately and borrowing one hour to facilitate the subtraction of the minutes.

Explanation:

The difference between the times 11:25 and 14:10 can be calculated by subtracting the earlier time from the later time. To do this, we need to subtract both the hours and the minutes separately.

First, we subtract the hours:

14 hours - 11 hours = 3 hours

Next, we subtract the minutes:

10 minutes - 25 minutes. Since we cannot subtract a larger number from a smaller one in this case, we need to borrow 1 hour (which is 60 minutes) from the 3 hours we previously calculated.

So now we have:

70 minutes (10 minutes + 60 minutes) - 25 minutes = 45 minutes

Now we have:

2 hours (since we borrowed 1 hour) + 45 minutes

Therefore, the difference between the times 11:25 and 14:10 is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Answer:

2 hours and 45 minutes is the correct answer for this question