Problema Solution

what time was it 3 and 1/2 hours before 7:15am

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mathematically, we can subtract 3:5 from 7:15

7:15am can be expressed as 7.25 (1/4 of an hour)

7.25-3.5

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3.75

So the time would be 3:45 (since 45 minutes is 3/4 of an hour).