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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In March 2024, the British runner, Jasmin Paris, became the first woman ever to finish the 100-mile 'Barkley Marathons' in Tennessee. Her finishing time of 59 hours, 58 minutes and 21 seconds meant that she narrowly beat the cut-off time of 60 hours for the event. By how many seconds did Jasmin beat this cut-off time?

(A) $99$ (B) $109$ (C) $119$ (D) $129$ (E) $139$

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