2015 CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) Problems/Problem 2

Problem

What time is it $45$ minutes after $10:20$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 11:00 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 9:35 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11:15 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 10:55 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 11:05$

Solution

$40$ minutes after $10:20$ is $11:00$, so $5$ more minutes after that is $\boxed {\textbf {(E) } 11:05}$

~anabel.disher