Multiple choice

The priest told the devotees, "The temple bell is rung at intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung five minute ago. The next bell is due to ring at 7:45 am. At what time did the priest give the information to the devotees?

  1. 7:40 am

  2. 6:55 am

  3. 7:05 am

  4. 7:00 am

  5. 7:10 am
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C Correct answer
Explanation

According to the information, the next bell will ring at 7:45 am, and the bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. So, the previous bell was rung at 7:45 - 00:45 = 7:00. The priest gave the information after five minutes of the ringing of the last bell, not before five minutes, the next bell is due to ring.

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