What part of an hour elapses from 4.56 P.M. to 5.32 P.M.? · ABC26GN1172

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification · Exam: R.R.B. 2006

What part of an hour elapses from 4.56 P.M. to 5.32 P.M.?

(a)$\frac{1}{4}$

(b)$\frac{1}{2}$

(c)$\frac{3}{5}$

(d)$\frac{3}{4}$

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

Duration from 4.56 P.M. to 5.32 P.M. = 36 min. $$=\left(\frac{36}{60}\right) \text { hour }=\frac{3}{5} \text { hour. }$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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