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John starting playing video games as soon as he got home from school. He played videogames for 45 minutes. Then, it took John 30 minutes to finish his homework. When Johnfinished his homework, it was 4:25 P.M. What time did John get home from school?

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Given:

After coming from school to home,

He played video games for 45 minutes.

Then he took 30 minutes to finish his homework.

When John finished his homework, it was 4:25 PM.

To find:

The time at which John got home from school

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the problem,

Total time to play video games and do homework is,


\begin{gathered} 45mins+30mins=75mins \\ =1hr15mins \end{gathered}

So, the time he got home from school will be,


4:25P.M.-1hr15mins=3:10P.M.

Final answer:

The time he got home from school is 3:10 P.M.

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