Answer: 2 hours and 26 minutes
Explanation:
To calculate the time, we will find out how many hours and minutes passed from 11:30 AM to 1:56 PM. We can count as so:
11:30 AM ➜ 12:30 AM (1 hour) ➜ 1:30 PM (1 hour) ➜ 1:56 PM (26 minutes)
Now, we will add these three numbers together:
1 hour + 1 hour + 26 minutes = 2 hours and 26 minutes