Answer:
2.3 hours
Explanation:
From 3:12 pm to 4:12 pm, one hour passes.
From 4:12 pm to 5:12 pm, another hour passes.
From 5:12 pm to 5:30 pm, there are 18 minutes that pass.
Therefore, the total time elapsed is 2 hours and 18 minutes out of 60 minutes in an hour.
To convert this to a fraction, we can write:
2 hours + 18 minutes = 2 + 18/60 hours = 2.3 hours
So, 2.3/1 hour passes from 3:12 pm to 5:30 pm.