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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2025

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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