To calculate the minutes that have elapsed between 1:30 PM and 4:45 PM, we start by breaking down the time into more manageable parts.
First, let’s find out how many hours and minutes are between the two times:
- From 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM is 1 hour.
- From 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM is another hour, making it 2 hours total.
- From 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM is yet another hour, bringing it to 3 hours total.
- Finally, from 4:30 PM to 4:45 PM is 15 additional minutes.
Now, let’s sum it all up:
- 3 hours = 3 x 60 minutes = 180 minutes
- So, 180 minutes + 15 minutes = 195 minutes
Thus, the total time elapsed between 1:30 PM and 4:45 PM is 195 minutes.