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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2017

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Nadiya is baking a cake. The recipe says that her cake should be baked in the oven for 1 hour and 35 minutes. She puts the cake in the oven at 11:40 am. At what time should she take the cake out of the oven?

(A) 12:15 pm12{:}15\text{ pm} (B) 12:40 pm12{:}40\text{ pm} (C) 1:05 pm1{:}05\text{ pm} (D) 1:15 pm1{:}15\text{ pm} (E) 2:15 pm2{:}15\text{ pm}

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