A businesswoman's flight leaves Atlanta at 1 P.M. and arrives in New York at 3:45 P.M. Express the duration of the flight as a mixed number.
A) $2 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$ hr.
B) $4 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$ hr.
C) $4 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$ hr.
D) $3 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$ hr.
E) $2 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$ hr.

Question

A businesswoman's flight leaves Atlanta at 1 P.M. and arrives in New York at 3:45 P.M. Express the duration of the flight as a mixed number.
A) $2 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$  hr.
B) $4 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$  hr.
C) $4 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$  hr.
D) $3 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$  hr.
E) $2 \frac { 1 } { 4 }$  hr.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The flight duration from 1 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. is 2 hours and 45 minutes, which can be expressed as $2 \frac { 3 } { 4 }$ hours.

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