Final answer:
Joey started making a clay dragon at 8:05 p.m. and finished at 8:57 p.m. By subtracting the start time from the end time, we determine Joey spent 52 minutes on the task, corresponding to option a.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question is related to calculating the duration Joey spent making a clay dragon. To find the time spent, we subtract the start time from the end time.
Joey started at 8:05 p.m. and finished at 8:57 p.m. Calculating the duration:
- Start with the number of minutes in the end time: 57 minutes.
- Subtract the minutes in the start time: 5 minutes.
- The result is the duration: 52 minutes.
So, Joey spent 52 minutes making the clay dragon, which corresponds to option a.