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Difficulty: EasyTime Measurements and Calculations

A military training exercise lasts for exactly 2 hours and 45 minutes. What is the total duration of the exercise in minutes?

Answer: 165 minutes

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The correct total is found by converting the 2 hours into 120 minutes and adding the extra 45 minutes, resulting in a total of 165 minutes.

Convert the hours portion of the duration to minutes.

2 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 120 minutes.

Time is based on a base-60 system, meaning each hour contains exactly 60 minutes.

Add the remaining minutes to the converted hour total.

120 minutes + 45 minutes = 165 minutes.

To find the total duration in a single unit, all partial time units must be combined.

Converting mixed time units (hours and minutes) into a single unit (minutes).

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